Zeyheria montana
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| Zeyheria montana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Genus: | Zeyheria |
| Species: | Z. montana
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| Binomial name | |
| Zeyheria montana | |
Zeyheria montana, also known as Zeyhera montana or Zeyheria digitalis, is a tree in the family Bignoniaceae that is native to dry areas of Brazil and East Bolivia.[1]
Chemistry
[edit]The stems of Z. montana contain D-glucose, vanillic acid, veratric acid, and dilignols including zeyherol and lapachol.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Zeyheria digitalis (Vell.) Hoehne & Kuhlm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ da Silveira, José Chagas; Gottlieb, Otto R.; de Oliveira, Geovane G. (1975-08-01). "Zeyherol, a dilignol from Zeyhera digitalis". Phytochemistry. 14 (8): 1829–1830. doi:10.1016/0031-9422(75)85304-0. ISSN 0031-9422.