''Pterogyne'' is a
monotypic
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genus in the legume family,
Fabaceae
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, subfamily
Caesalpinioideae
Caesalpinioideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, placed in the large family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. Its name is formed from the generic name '' Caesalpinia''. It is known also as the peacock flower subfamily. The Caesalpinioideae a ...
.
The sole species is ''Pterogyne nitens''.
Spanish
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common names include guiraró, palo coca, or tipa colorado.
In
Portuguese, it is commonly known as amendoim bravo, cocal or madeira nova. It is found in
Brazil
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,
Paraguay
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,
Bolivia
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and
Argentina
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.
It is threatened by
habitat loss
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and harvesting for timber.
Five guanidine alkaloid natural products were isolated from the leaves of ''Pterogyne nitens:
nitensidine D
Nitensidine D is a toxic alkaloid natural product that was isolated from the leaves of the South American legume '' Pterogyne nitens''. It is also hypothesized to be a possible intermediate in the still unknown, seemingly monoterpene based, terres ...
,
nitensidine E,
pterogynine,
pterogynidine, and
galegine
Galegine is a toxic chemical compound that has been isolated from '' Galega officinalis''. It has also been found to be the principal cause of the toxicity of poison sedge (''Schoenus asperocarpus'').
Galegine was used in the 1920s as a pharmace ...
.
References
Flora of Argentina
Flora of Bolivia
Flora of Brazil
Flora of Paraguay
Caesalpinioideae
Monotypic Fabaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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