Biology:Pterodon emarginatus

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Short description: Species of legume

Pterodon emarginatus
Sucupira-branca.jpg
Scientific classification edit
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.[1] 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.[citation needed]

References

  1. Corrêa, P., (1984) Dicionário das plantas úteis do Brasil.

Wikidata ☰ Q7215085 entry