''Anadenanthera peregrina'' var. ''falcata'' is a timber tree native to
Paraguay and
Cerrado vegetation in
Brazil, specially in
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP.
Neighboring ...
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Mato Grosso do Sul
Mato Grosso do Sul () is one of the Midwestern states of Brazil. Neighboring Brazilian states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay, to the southwest, and ...
,
Minas Gerais, and
São Paulo. This plant is also used as an
ornamental Ornamental may refer to:
*Ornamental grass, a type of grass grown as a decoration
*Ornamental iron, mild steel that has been formed into decorative shapes, similar to wrought iron work
*Ornamental plant, a plant that is grown for its ornamental qua ...
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See also
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List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil
References
Notes
General references
* Sangalli, A.; Vieira, M.C.; Heredia, N.A.Z
Levantamento e caracterização de plantas nativas com propriedades medicinais em fragmentos florestais e de Cerrado de Dourados - MS, numa visão etnobotânica.ISHS ''Acta Horticulturae'' 569: I Latin-American Symposium on the Production of Medicinal, Aromatic and Condiments Plants
External links
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International Legume Database & Information Service: ''Anadenanthera peregrina'' var. ''falcata''''Anadenanthera falcata''
peregrina var. falcata
Trees of Brazil
Trees of Paraguay
Ornamental trees
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