Kielmeyera coriacea
| Kielmeyera coriacea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Calophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Kielmeyera |
| Species: | K. coriacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Kielmeyera coriacea | |
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
[edit]- ^ Audi EA, Otobone F, Martins JV, Cortez DA (October 2002). "Preliminary evaluation of Kielmeyera coriacea leaves extract on the central nervous system". Fitoterapia. 73 (6): 517–9. doi:10.1016/S0367-326X(02)00183-1. PMID 12385878.
References
[edit]- 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.