''Dimorphandra mollis'', the Fava d'anta, is a tree species in the genus of ''

Dimorphandra ''Dimorphandra'' is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Accepted Species ''Dimorphandra'' comprises the following subgenera and species: * Subgenus ''Dimorphandra'' Tul. 1844 ** '' Dimorphandra caudata'' Du ...

''. It is a plant of the Cerrado vegetation of Brazil. The seeds are known to be toxic to cattle. Fava d'anta contains

astilbin Astilbin is a flavanonol, a type of flavonoid. Astilbin is the (2R-trans)-isomer; neoisoastilbin is the (2S-cis)-isomer and isoastilbin is the (2R-cis)-isomer. Natural occurrences Astilbin can be found in St John's wort (''Hypericum perforatum'' ...

, rutin and quercetin. Favadanta03

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