''Pradosia'' is a genus of

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s in the family

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described as a genus in 1872.Liais, Emmanuel. 1872. Climats Geologies, Faune et Geographie Botanique du Bresil 614Tropicos, ''Pradosia'' Liais
/ref> Most of the species of ''Pradosia'' are native to Central and

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, but a few occur in

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and in tropical

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Species

26 species are accepted. # †'' Pradosia argentea'' (Kunth) T.D.Penn. –

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# '' Pradosia beardii'' (Monach.) T.D.Penn. – Trinidad, Venezuela, Guyana # '' Pradosia brevipes'' (Pierre) T.D.Penn. – Brazil, Paraguay # '' Pradosia caracasana'' (Pittier) T.D.Penn – Trinidad, Venezuela, Colombia # '' Pradosia cochlearia'' (Lecomte) T.D.Penn. – French Guiana, N Brazil # '' Pradosia colombiana'' (Standl.) T.D.Penn. ex T.J.Ayers & Boufford – Venezuela, Colombia # ''

Pradosia cuatrecasasii ''Pradosia'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1872.Liais, Emmanuel. 1872. Climats Geologies, Faune et Geographie Botanique du Bresil 614 Most of the species of ''Pradosia'' are native to Central America, Cen ...

'' (Aubrév.) T.D.Penn. – Colombia # ''

Pradosia decipiens ''Pradosia decipiens'' is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae endemic to Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able t ...

'' Ducke – Amazonas # †'' Pradosia glaziovii'' (Pierre) T.D.Penn. (synonym ''

Pradosia verrucosa ''Pradosia verrucosa'' is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer ...

'' Ducke) –

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Pradosia golfodulcensis ''Pradosia'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1872.Liais, Emmanuel. 1872. Climats Geologies, Faune et Geographie Botanique du Bresil 614 Most of the species of ''Pradosia'' are native to Central and South A ...

'' – Costa Rica # ''

Pradosia granulosa ''Pradosia granulosa'' is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer ...

'' Pires & T.D.Penn. –

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Pradosia grisebachii ''Pradosia grisebachii'' is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is found in Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, con ...

'' (Pierre) T.D.Penn. (synonym ''

Pradosia atroviolacea ''Pradosia atroviolacea'' is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Co ...

'' Ducke) – Costa Rica to Trinidad, northern Brazil, and northern Peru # ''

Pradosia huberi ''Pradosia'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1872.Liais, Emmanuel. 1872. Climats Geologies, Faune et Geographie Botanique du Bresil 614 Most of the species of ''Pradosia'' are native to Central and South A ...

'' (Ducke) Ducke – French Guiana, Pará # '' Pradosia kuhlmannii'' Toledo – Rio de Janeiro # ''

Pradosia lactescens ''Pradosia lactescens'' is a species of large tree in the family Sapotaceae. It is Endemism, 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 ...

'' (Vell.) Radlk. – Brazil # '' Pradosia lahoziana'' Terra-Araujo – Amazonas # '' Pradosia longipedicellata'' Alves-Araújo & M.Alves –

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# '' Pradosia montana'' T.D.Penn. – Ecuador # †'' Pradosia mutisii'' Cronquist – Colombia, Ecuador # '' Pradosia ptychandra'' (Eyma) T.D.Penn. – Suriname, French Guiana # '' Pradosia restingae'' – Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte) # '' Pradosia schomburgkiana'' (A.DC.) Cronquist – Northern South America # '' Pradosia spinosa'' Ewango & Breteler – Cameroon,

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# '' Pradosia subverticillata'' Ducke – Amazonas, Pará # '' Pradosia surinamensis'' (Eyma) T.D.Penn. – Venezuela, Guianas, Northern Brazil # '' Pradosia verticillata'' Ducke – Amazonas, French Guiana

References

Sapotaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Flora of the Neotropical realm Taxa described in 1872 {{Sapotaceae-stub