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Pradosia lactescens is a large forest tree from the Sapotaceae family, native to the Atlantic forests of Brazil and known locally as buranhém. It is grown mainly for its forest habitat and edible fruit rather than as a garden or houseplant.
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. The species is cauliflorous, with red flowers being followed by small, edible, yellow fruit.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pradosia lactescens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
