Pseudolmedia
Encyclopedia
Pseudolmedia is a flowering plant
genus
in the mulberry family
(Moraceae
). They are known in Latin America
as lechechiva (approximately "goat's milk tree") and used for timber
, construction wood, and sometimes in folk medicine
.
Species
include:
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the mulberry family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
(Moraceae
Moraceae
Moraceae — often called the mulberry family or fig family — are a family of flowering plants comprising about 40 genera and over 1000 species. Most are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates...
). They are known in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
as lechechiva (approximately "goat's milk tree") and used for timber
Timber
Timber may refer to:* Timber, a term common in the United Kingdom and Australia for wood materials * Timber, Oregon, an unincorporated community in the U.S...
, construction wood, and sometimes in folk medicine
Folk medicine
-Description:Refers to healing practices and ideas of body physiology and health preservation known to a limited segment of the population in a culture, transmitted informally as general knowledge, and practiced or applied by anyone in the culture having prior experience.All cultures and societies...
.
Species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
include:
- Pseudolmedia hirtulaPseudolmedia hirtulaPseudolmedia hirtula is a species of plant in the Moraceae family. Endemic to Brazil, it is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Carauta, J.P.P. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007.-External Links:* on Missouri Botanical Garden...
- Pseudolmedia laevis (Ruiz & Pav.) J.F.Macbr.
- Pseudolmedia manabiensisPseudolmedia manabiensisPseudolmedia manabiensis is a species of plant in the Moraceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.-Source:* Cornejo, X., Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....