Pterodon emarginatus — a medium houseplant
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Pterodon emarginatus

Pterodon Emarginatus

Updated · 11 observations
ON THIS PLANT

Pterodon emarginatus (Portuguese: sucupira-branca) is a Brazilian legume of the 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.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Pterodon
Family
Fabaceae
PLATES
Pterodon emarginatus leaf
PLATE 01 · leaf
Pterodon emarginatus leaf
PLATE 02 · leaf
Pterodon emarginatus flower
PLATE 03 · flower
Pterodon emarginatus bark
PLATE 04 · bark
Pterodon emarginatus bark
PLATE 05 · bark