Olmedia

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Olmedia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Olmedia
Ruiz & Pav. (1794)
Species:
O. aspera
Binomial name
Olmedia aspera
Ruiz & Pav. (1798)
Synonyms [1]
  • Olmedia caucanaPittier (1912)
  • Olmedia falcifoliaPittier (1912)
  • Olmedia poeppigianaKlotzsch (1847), nom. illeg.
  • Trophis aurantiacaHerzog (1909)
  • Trophis caucana(Pittier) C.C.Berg (1988)

Olmedia aspera is a species of flowering plant in the mulberry family, Moraceae. It is the sole species in genus Olmedia. It is a tree native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua through Costa Rica and Panama to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and northern Brazil. [1]

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