Pseudolmedia hirtula
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| Pseudolmedia hirtula | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Pseudolmedia |
| Species: | P. hirtula |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudolmedia hirtula Kuhlmann | |
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| Distribution of Pseudolmedia hirtula in Southeast and South Brazil | |
Pseudolmedia hirtula is a species of plant in the family Moraceae also known as the fig tree family. Endemic to Brazil's Atlantic rain forest,[2] it is threatened by habitat loss, caused by humans using slash and burn methods to make room for more cropland and grazing pastures.[3] It is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN red list[1]
Pseudolmedia hirtula is a flowering monoecious species so it has both male and female flowers that bloom. The male flowers are disk like in shape and have triangular, oblong, or spear shaped bract, which are leaves that have formed around the outside of a flower to help protect it. The female flowers will have triangular to oval shaped bract. Fruit from the tree is ellipsoid to oblong in shape. The leaves are oblong to spear shaped that have a tip that tapers to a point, and an acute base, they have pilose hairs, meaning that they will fall off as the leaf ages.[4][5]