Parahancornia fasciculata
Parahancornia fasciculata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Parahancornia |
Species: | P. fasciculata |
Binomial name | |
Parahancornia fasciculata | |
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Parahancornia fasciculata is a flowering plant native to rainforest in South America. The latex from the tree is used in traditional medicine.[2]
References
- ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 5 June 2016
- ^ Murilo da Serra Silva; Alfredo Celso Fantini; Patricia Shanley (2011), "Látex de amapá (Parahancornia fasciculata (Poir) Benoist, Apocynaceae): remédio e renda na floresta e na cidade; Latex of amapa (Parahancornia fasciculata (Poir) Benoist, Apocynaceae): remedy and income in the forest and in the town", Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas, doi:10.1590/S1981-81222011000200003