Zollernia
| Zollernia | |
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| Zollernia latifolia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Exostyleae |
| Genus: | Zollernia Maximil. & Nees |
| Species[1][2] | |
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Zollernia is a genus of the family Fabaceae native to Central and South America. Zollernia are trees or shrubs that flower annually.
Leaves of Zollernia ilicifolia are used medicinally as an analgesic and by the peoples of the Brazilian Tropical Atlantic Rainforest.
References[]
- ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Zollernia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Zollernia". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
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Categories:
- Exostyleae
- Fabaceae genera
- Flora of Central America
- Flora of South America
- Flora of Brazil
- Flora of Atlantic Forest (biome)
- Medicinal plants of South America
- Taxa named by Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied
- Trees of Central America
- Trees of South America
- Fabaceae tree stubs
- Faboideae stubs