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
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Exostyleae
Genus: Zollernia
Maximil. & Nees
Species[1][2]
  • 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.

References
  1. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Zollernia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. 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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