Zeyheria montana

Zeyheria montana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Zeyheria
Species:
Z. montana
Binomial name
Zeyheria montana

Zeyheria montana, also known as Zeyhera montana or Zeyheria digitalis, is a tree in the family Bignoniaceae that is native to dry areas of Brazil and East Bolivia.[1]

Chemistry

The stems of Z. montana contain D-glucose, vanillic acid, veratric acid, and dilignols including zeyherol and lapachol.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Zeyheria digitalis (Vell.) Hoehne & Kuhlm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  2. ^ da Silveira, José Chagas; Gottlieb, Otto R.; de Oliveira, Geovane G. (1975-08-01). "Zeyherol, a dilignol from Zeyhera digitalis". Phytochemistry. 14 (8): 1829–1830. doi:10.1016/0031-9422(75)85304-0. ISSN 0031-9422.


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