Pterodon polygalaeflorus

Pterodon polygalaeflorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Pterodon Species: P. polygalaeflorus
Binomial name
Pterodon polygalaeflorus Benth.

Pterodon polygalaeflorus (Fabaceae) is a Brazilian legume of Cerrado.

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. Alcoholic infusions of the fruits are used in folk medicine as an analgesic, anti-rheumatic and anti-inflammatory treatment.

(syn.: Commilobium polygalaeflorus Benth.) - Portuguese: Sucupira-branca

References

• Corrêa, P., (1984) Dicionário das plantas úteis do Brasil.

See also

• List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil