Hymenaea martiana

Hymenaea martiana is a tree species in the genus Hymenaea found in Brazil (Alagoas, Bahia, Ceara, Goias, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pernambuco) and Paraguay.[2]

Hymenaea martiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Hymenaea
Species:
H. martiana
Binomial name
Hymenaea martiana
Synonyms[1]
  • Hymenaea sellowiana Hayne

Chemicals

The three rhamnosides eucryphin, astilbin and engelitin can be isolated from the bark of H. martiana.[3]

References

  1. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. "Hymenaea martiana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  3. Carneiro, E.; Calixto, J. B.; Monache‌, F. D.; Yunes, R. A. (1993). "Isolation, Chemical Identification and Pharmacological Evaluation of Eucryphin, Astilbin and Engelitin Obtained from the Bark of Hymenaea martiana". Pharmaceutical Biology. 31 (1): 38–46. doi:10.3109/13880209309082916.


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