Pradosia brevipes (Pierre) T.D.Penn.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Sapotaceae > Pradosia

Characteristics

It is a large creeping shrub. Plants are often interconnected under the ground by a large network of roots and below ground branches. The leaves are large and a little like mango leaves. Fruit are borne on branches near ground level. The fruit is brown-yellow. It has soft apricot coloured pulp. This contains 1 or 2 large seeds.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows naturally in grasslands in central Brazil.
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Grasslands. Scrublands.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten fresh or used to make juice.
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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
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Distribution

Pradosia brevipes world distribution map, present in Brazil and Paraguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:948091-1
WFO ID wfo-0000282203
COL ID 6VVGZ
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Synonyms

Pradosia brevipes Chrysophyllum soboliferum Ecclinusa brevipes Ecclinusa pumila Chrysophyllum pumilum f. glabrescens Ecclinusa floribunda Chrysophyllum pumilum