Kielmeyera coriacea

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

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

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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