Pradosia lactescens is a species of large tree in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to the Atlantic forests of Brazil, and is most commonly known by the name buranhém.[1] The species is cauliflorous, with red flowers being followed by small, edible, yellow fruit.[2]

Pradosia lactescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Pradosia
Species:
P. lactescens
Binomial name
Pradosia lactescens

References edit

  1. ^ Araújo, M.H.T. "Pradosia in Flora do Brasil 2020". Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ Lorenzi, Harri (2009). ARVORES BRASILEIRAS: Manual de Identificação e Cultivo de Plantas Arbóreas Nativas do Brasil (1st ed.). Instituto Plantarum de Estudos da Flora Ltda. p. 346.