Agonandra brasiliensis Miers ex Benth. & Hook.f. subsp. brasiliensis

  • Authority

    Hiepko, Paul H. 2000. Opiliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 82: i-iv + 1-53. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Opiliaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Agonandra brasiliensis Miers ex Benth. & Hook.f. subsp. brasiliensis

  • Synonyms

    Agonandra duckei Ducke ex Huber, Agonandra granatensis Rusby, Agonandra lacera Toledo, Agonandra macedoi Toledo

  • Description

    Subspecies Description - Small tree to 12(-30) m tall, [female] inflorescences with 3(-4) flowers per bract; ? inflorescences at least in the lower half with 3 flowers per bract (in the upper half flowers often in twos or single).

  • Discussion

    The straw-colored wood (satin wood) is used for furniture and carving (Espina & Giacometti, 1932; Freise, 1929,1931).

    The fruits are edible and in Venezuela are used to prepare marmalade (Aristeguieta: "se preparan dulces"); the fruits also are a favorite food of deer. The Tupí-Guaraní Indians in Brazil (Maranhão) use a decoction of the bark for skin infections. In Piauí the roots are used as a purgative (field note by Gardner). According to Siqueira (1981), the roots are used to give beer a yellow color. In Paraguay the bark is used for colds, diarrhea, and malaria in decoction (field notes by Woolston).

    Note. Two syntypes cited by Bentham and Hooker (1862) for Agonandra brasiliensis (Gardner 1519, BM, K and Pohl 1721, K) do not belong to this species but rather to A. excelsa.

  • Common Names

    aceituno, almisque, coquillo, amarelão, cervejinha, imbu d’anta, kangwaruhumyra, Tupí-Guaraní, marfim, marfim de veado, páo, marfim, páo d’alho do campo, perobinha, quina de veado, quina dôce, cacha, turino del monte, caimancillo, hoja menuda, marciana, missiana, palo de anciano

  • Distribution

    As for the species. Fruits eaten by deer.

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