Pterodon emarginatus

Pterodon emarginatus
Scientific classification Edit this 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 Schistosome cercariae.[citation needed]

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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