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.

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

Notes

  1. 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

  • 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.


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