Biology:Pterodon emarginatus

Short description: Species of legume

Pterodon emarginatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Pterodon
Species:	P. emarginatus
Binomial name
Pterodon emarginatus Vogel
Synonyms
Acosmium inornatum (Mohlenbr.) Yakovlev Commilobium polygalaeflorus Benth. Commilobium pubescens Benth. Pterodon apparicioi Pedersoli Pterodon polygalaeflorus (Benth.) Benth Pterodon polygaliflorus (Benth.) Benth. Pterodon pubescens (Benth.) Benth. Sweetia inornata Mohlenbr.

Pterodon emarginatus (Portuguese: sucupira-branca) is a Brazilian legume of the Cerrado. Widely distributed in the west of Minas Gerais and in Goiás, Brazil, the fruit oil of this plant is used to deter skin penetration by Schistosome cercariae.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7215085 entry