Zollernia

Zollernia is a genus of the family Fabaceae native to Central and South America. Zollernia are trees or shrubs that flower annually.

Zollernia
Zollernia latifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Exostyleae[1]
Genus:
Zollernia

Maximil. & Nees
Species[2][3]
  • Zollernia glabra (Spreng.) Yakovlev
  • Zollernia glaziovii Yakovlev
  • Zollernia grandifolia Schery
  • Zollernia ilicifolia (Brongn.) Vogel
  • Zollernia kanukuensis R. S. Cowan
  • Zollernia latifolia Benth.
  • Zollernia paraensis Huber
  • Zollernia splendens Wied-Neuw. & Nees

Leaves of Zollernia ilicifolia are used medicinally as an analgesic and antiulcerogenic by the peoples of the Brazilian Tropical Atlantic Rainforest.

See also
  • Flora of Atlantic Forest (biome)

References
  1. Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk B-E, Wojciechowski MF, Lavin M (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot. 89: 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001.
  2. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Zollernia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  3. 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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