Kielmeyera coriacea (pau santo or boizinho) is a medicinal plant native to Cerrado and Pantanal vegetation in Brazil. It is also used as a honey plant and is one of the most characteristic and peculiar species of the Brazilian Cerrado. The species is notable for its conspicuous cork bark and has been suggested as a potential commercial substitute for traditional cork.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Kielmeyera coriacea being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Calophyllaceae
- Genus
- Kielmeyera
- Species
- Kielmeyera coriacea
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