''Pseudolmedia'' is a

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in the mulberry

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( Moraceae). Species are found in southern

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, the

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, and

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- and

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. They are known in

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as ''lechechiva'' (approximately "goat's milk tree") and used for

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, construction wood, and sometimes in folk medicine.

Selected species

* '' Pseudolmedia ferruginea'' (Poepp. & Endl.) Trécul (

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Pseudolmedia gentryi ''Pseudolmedia'' is a flowering plant genus in the mulberry family (Moraceae). Species are found in southern Mexico, the Caribbean, and Meso- and South America. They are known in Latin America as ''lechechiva'' (approximately "goat's milk tree" ...

'' C.C.Berg * ''

Pseudolmedia glabrata ''Pseudolmedia'' is a flowering plant genus in the mulberry family (Moraceae). Species are found in southern Mexico, the Caribbean, and Meso- and South America. They are known in Latin America as ''lechechiva'' (approximately "goat's milk tree" ...

'' (Liebm.) C.C.Berg, called cherry * ''

Pseudolmedia havanensis ''Pseudolmedia'' is a flowering plant genus in the mulberry family (Moraceae). Species are found in southern Mexico, the Caribbean, and Meso- and South America. They are known in Latin America as ''lechechiva'' (approximately "goat's milk tree" ...

'' Trécul (type) * * ''

Pseudolmedia hirtula ''Pseudolmedia hirtula'' is a species of plant in the family Moraceae also known as the fig tree family. Endemic to Brazil's Atlantic rain forest, it is threatened by habitat loss, caused by humans using slash and burn methods to make room for ...

'' Kuhlm. * ''

Pseudolmedia laevigata ''Pseudolmedia'' is a flowering plant genus in the mulberry family (Moraceae). Species are found in southern Mexico, the Caribbean, and Meso- and South America. They are known in Latin America as ''lechechiva'' (approximately "goat's milk tree" ...

'' Trécul * ''

Pseudolmedia laevis ''Pseudolmedia'' is a flowering plant genus in the mulberry family (Moraceae). Species are found in southern Mexico, the Caribbean, and Meso- and South America. They are known in Latin America as ''lechechiva'' (approximately "goat's milk tree" ...

'' (Ruiz & Pav.) J.F.Macbr. * ''

Pseudolmedia macrophylla ''Pseudolmedia'' is a flowering plant genus in the mulberry family (Moraceae). Species are found in southern Mexico, the Caribbean, and Meso- and South America. They are known in Latin America as ''lechechiva'' (approximately "goat's milk tree" ...

'' Trécul * ''

Pseudolmedia manabiensis ''Pseudolmedia manabiensis'' is a species of plant in the family Moraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador ...

'' C.C.Berg * '' Pseudolmedia mollis'' Standl. * '' Pseudolmedia rigida'' (Klotzsch & H.Karst.) Cuatrec. * ''

Pseudolmedia spuria ''Pseudolmedia'' is a flowering plant genus in the mulberry family (Moraceae). Species are found in southern Mexico, the Caribbean, and Meso- and South America. They are known in Latin America as ''lechechiva'' (approximately "goat's milk tree" ...

'' (Sw.) Griseb. : List sources : * Note: Despite having been designated as types for this genus,

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considers ''P. ferruginea'' to be a

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of ''P. laevis''; and ''P. havanensis'' to be a synonym of ''P. spuria''.

References

Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Moraceae genera {{Moraceae-stub