Jacaranda decurrens

Jacaranda decurrens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Jacaranda
Species:
J. decurrens
Binomial name
Jacaranda decurrens

Jacaranda decurrens is a medicinal plant native to Cerrado vegetation.[1] In Portuguese the species goes by the common name Colomba and pará parai mi.[2]

The plant is used for gynecological infections and other conditions.[3]: 112 

The species is native to Brazil, Paraguay, and Bolivia.[4]

References

  1. ^ Bertoni, BW; Telles, MP; Malosso, MG; Torres, SC; Pereira, JO; Lourenço, MV; França, S; Pereira, AM (2010). "Genetic diversity in natural populations of Jacaranda decurrens Cham. determined using RAPD and AFLP markers". Genet Mol Biol. 33 (3): 532–8. doi:10.1590/S1415-47572010005000068. PMC 3036125. PMID 21637428.
  2. ^ "Jacaranda decurrens Cham. - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  3. ^ Chandra, Suman; Lata, Hemant; Varma, Ajit (2012-08-10). Biotechnology for Medicinal Plants: Micropropagation and Improvement. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-3-642-29974-2.
  4. ^ "Jacaranda decurrens Cham. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-10-18.


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