''Pseudolmedia'' is a flowering plant genus in the mulberry family ( Moraceae). Species are found in southern Mexico, the

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- and South America. They are known in Latin America as ''lechechiva'' (approximately "goat's milk tree") and used for timber, construction wood, and sometimes in folk medicine.

Selected species

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Pseudolmedia ferruginea ''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") ...

'' (Poepp. & Endl.) Trécul (

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) * * '' Pseudolmedia gentryi'' C.C.Berg * '' Pseudolmedia glabrata'' (Liebm.) C.C.Berg, called cherry * '' Pseudolmedia havanensis'' Trécul (type) * * '' Pseudolmedia hirtula'' Kuhlm. * '' Pseudolmedia laevigata'' Trécul * '' Pseudolmedia laevis'' (Ruiz & Pav.) J.F.Macbr. * '' Pseudolmedia macrophylla'' Trécul * '' Pseudolmedia manabiensis'' C.C.Berg * ''

Pseudolmedia mollis ''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") ...

'' Standl. * ''

Pseudolmedia rigida ''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") ...

'' (Klotzsch & H.Karst.) Cuatrec. * '' Pseudolmedia spuria'' (Sw.) Griseb. : List sources : * Note: Despite having been designated as types for this genus,

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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