Kielmeyera coriacea

Kielmeyera coriacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Calophyllaceae
Genus: Kielmeyera
Species: K. coriacea
Binomial name
Kielmeyera coriacea
Mart. et Zucc.

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.

See also

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.

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