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Kielmeyera Microphylla
''Kielmeyera'' is a plant genus in the family Calophyllaceae.Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/ It is endemic to South America, with a large occurrence in the Brazilian cerrado The ''Cerrado'' (, ) is a vast ecoregion of tropical savanna in eastern Brazil, particularly in the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Minas Gerais, and the Federal District. The core areas of the Cerrado biome are t ...s. Species include: *'' Kielmeyera coriacea'' *'' Kielmeyera microphylla'' *'' Kielmeyera neglecta'' *'' Kielmeyera neriifolia'' *'' Kielmeyera peruviana'' *'' Kielmeyera reticulata'' *'' Kielmeyera rubriflora'' *'' Kielmeyera speciosa'' *'' Kielmeyera variabilis'' References Malpighiales genera Flora of South America Flora of the Cerrado Taxa named by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius {{Calophyllaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kielmeyera Variabilis
''Kielmeyera variabilis'' (malva-do-campo or pau santo) is tree growing to a height of 3–6 meters, found in savannah regions of eastern and central Brazil (the Cerrado). ''K. variabilis'' is traditionally used in folk medicine to treat tropical diseases including schistosomiasis, leishmaniasis, malaria, as well as fungal and bacterial infections.Alves TMA, Silva AF, Brandão M, Grandi TSM, Smânia EF, Smânia Jr A, Zani CL 2000. Biological screening of Brazilian medicinal plants. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 95: 367-373. ''K. variabilis'' has been shown to contain three flavonols and a biflavone known to show Antioxidant, antioxidant activity: quercitrin, Isoquercetin, quercetin-3-O-β-glucoside, Hyperoside, quercetin-3-O-β-galactoside; and podocarpusflavone A (the biflavone). In 2019 a new acylphoroglucinol isolated from the branches of the tree showed activity against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin-resistant ''Staphylococcus aureus'' (MRSA). Notes Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |