Biology:Kielmeyera coriacea

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Kielmeyera coriacea
Kielmeyera coriacea.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Calophyllaceae
Genus: Kielmeyera
Species:
K. coriacea
Binomial name
Kielmeyera coriacea
Mart. et Zucc.

Kielmeyera coriacea (pau santo) is a medicinal plant[1] native to Cerrado and Pantanal vegetation in Brazil . It is also used as a honey plant.

Notes

  1. "Preliminary evaluation of Kielmeyera coriacea leaves extract on the central nervous system". Fitoterapia 73 (6): 517–9. October 2002. doi:10.1016/S0367-326X(02)00183-1. PMID 12385878. 

References

  • Por, F.D. (2002). The Pantanal of Mato Grosso (Brazil): World's Largest Wetlands (Monographiae Biologicae). Springer. ISBN 0-7923-3481-7. 
  • Raffauf, Robert F. (1996). Plant Alkaloids: A Guide to Their Discovery and Distribution. Food Products Press. ISBN 1-56022-860-1. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6405268 entry