''Zollernia'' is a genus of the family Fabaceae native to Central and

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sout ...

. ''Zollernia'' are trees or shrubs that flower annually. Leaves of ''Zollernia ilicifolia'' are used medicinally as an analgesic and antiulcerogenic by the peoples of the

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

ian Tropical Atlantic Rainforest.

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Exostyleae Fabaceae genera Flora of Central America Flora of South America Flora of Brazil Flora of the Atlantic Forest Medicinal plants of South America Taxa named by Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied Trees of Central America Trees of South America {{faboideae-stub