Anadenanthera peregrina var. falcata

Anadenanthera peregrina var. falcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Anadenanthera
Species:	A. peregrina
Variety:	A. p. var. falcata
Trinomial name
Anadenanthera peregrina var. falcata (Benth.) Altschul
Range of Anadenanthera peregrina var. falcata
Synonyms
Anadenanthera falcata (Benth.) Speg. Piptadenia falcata Benth. Piptadenia peregrina (L.) Benth. var. falcata (Benth.) Chodat & Hassl.

Anadenanthera peregrina var. falcata is a timber tree native to Paraguay and Cerrado vegetation in Brazil, specially in Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, and São Paulo. This plant is also used as an ornamental and medicinal plant.

See also

• List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil

References

General references

• Template:Pt icon 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

• Germplasm Resources Information Network: Anadenanthera peregrina var. falcata
• International Legume Database & Information Service: Anadenanthera peregrina var. falcata
• Template:Pt icon Anadenanthera falcata