Pterodon emarginatus

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[1][2]
  • 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.[3] 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 the cercariae of Schistosoma.

References

  1. ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Pterodon emarginatus". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  2. ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Pterodon". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  3. ^ Corrêa, P., (1984) Dicionário das plantas úteis do Brasil.
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