Parahancornia fasciculata

Parahancornia fasciculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Parahancornia
Species: P. fasciculata
Binomial name
Parahancornia fasciculata
(Poir. Benoist
Synonyms[1]
  • Couma fasciculata (Poir.) Benoist
  • Hancornia amapa Huber
  • Macoubea fasciculata (Poir.) Lemée
  • Malouetia lactiflua Miers
  • Parahancornia amapa (Huber) Ducke
  • Tabernaemontana fasciculata Poir.
  • Tabernaemontana lactiflua Miers
  • Thyrsanthus fasciculatus (Poir.) Miers

Parahancornia fasciculata is a flowering plant native to rainforest in South America. The latex from the tree is used in traditional medicine.[2]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 5 June 2016
  2. ↑ Murilo da Serra Silva, Alfredo Celso Fantini, and 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
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