Kielmeyera coriacea

Kielmeyera coriacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Calophyllaceae
Genus: Kielmeyera
Species:
K. coriacea
Binomial name
Kielmeyera coriacea

Kielmeyera coriacea (pau santo) is a medicinal plant[1] native to Cerrado and Pantanal vegetation in Brazil. It is also used as a honey plant.

  1. ^ Audi EA, Otobone F, Martins JV, Cortez DA (October 2002). "Preliminary evaluation of Kielmeyera coriacea leaves extract on the central nervous system". Fitoterapia. 73 (6): 517–9. doi:10.1016/S0367-326X(02)00183-1. PMID 12385878.