Curatella

This article is about the species of tree. For the surname, see Curatella (surname).

Curatella
Curatella americana in the Cerrado of Brazil.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Dilleniales
Family: Dilleniaceae
Genus: Curatella
L. 1759
Species:
C. americana
Binomial name
Curatella americana
L. 1759
Synonyms[2]
  • Curatella cambaiba A.St.-Hil. 1825
  • Curatella glabra Spruce ex Benth. 1861
  • Curatella grisebachiana Eichler 1863

Curatella americana, commonly known as the wild cashew tree,[3] sambaı́ba,[3] and the sandpaper tree,[4] is a species of tree in the family Dilleniaceae. It is the sole accepted species in genus Curatella.[2]

  1. ^ Ball, J.; Canteiro, C. (2021). "Curatella americana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T158456855A158506793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T158456855A158506793.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Curatella americana". The Plant List. Accessed 1 March 2021
  3. ^ a b Alexandre-Moreira, Magna Suzana; Piuvezam, Marcia Regina; Araújo, C.C.; Thomas, G. (November 1999). "Studies on the anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity of Curatella americana L." Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 67 (2): 171–177. doi:10.1016/S0378-8741(99)00009-4. PMID 10619381 – via ResearchGate.
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