Pradosia montana is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is a tree and grows well in wet, tropical biomes. It is endemic to Ecuador. The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.[2]
Pradosia montana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Sapotaceae |
Genus: | Pradosia |
Species: | P. montana
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Binomial name | |
Pradosia montana T.D.Penn.
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References
edit- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Pradosia montana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T35925A9967680. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35925A9967680.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books