Anadenanthera peregrina var. falcata

Anadenanthera peregrina var. falcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Clade:	Mimosoid clade
Genus:	Anadenanthera
Species:	A. peregrina
Variety:	A. p. var. falcata
Trinomial name
Anadenanthera peregrina var. falcata (Benth.) Altschul
Range of Anadenanthera peregrina var. falcata
Synonyms
Anadenanthera falcata (Benth.) Speg. Piptadenia falcata Benth. Piptadenia peregrina (L.) Benth. var. falcata (Benth.) Chodat & Hassl.[1]

Anadenanthera peregrina var. falcata is a timber tree native to Paraguay and Cerrado vegetation in Brazil, specially in Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, and São Paulo. This plant is also used as an ornamental.^[citation needed]

See also

• List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil

References

Notes

1. "Anadenanthera falcata - ILDIS LegumeWeb". www.ildis.org. Retrieved 2008-05-17.

General references

• (in Portuguese) Sangalli, A.; Vieira, M.C.; Heredia, N.A.Z. Levantamento e caracterização de plantas nativas com propriedades medicinais em fragmentos florestais e de Cerrado de Dourados - MS, numa visão etnobotânica. ISHS Acta Horticulturae 569: I Latin-American Symposium on the Production of Medicinal, Aromatic and Condiments Plants

External links

• "Anadenanthera peregrina var. falcata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
• International Legume Database & Information Service: Anadenanthera peregrina var. falcata
• (in Portuguese) Anadenanthera falcata