Pterodon emarginatus

Pterodon emarginatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
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 Schistosome cercariae.

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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