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Staudtia pterocarpa

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Staudtia pterocarpa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Staudtia
Species:
S. pterocarpa
Binomial name
Staudtia pterocarpa
(Warb.) Warb.

Staudtia pterocarpa, commonly known as pau-vermelho,[2] is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is a tree that is endemic to São Tomé Island,[1] sometimes growing to a height of 50 m (200 ft) with a trunk diameter of 10 cm (4 in) at chest height. It has characteristic reddish brown, flaky bark which has been used to treat medical conditions such as bruising. The timber is valuable in construction but the species is threatened by logging.[2] The specific epithet (pterocarpa) is derived from the Ancient Greek words pteron meaning a “wing” or "feather"[3]: 859  and karpos meaning "fruit".[3]: 466 

References

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  1. ^ a b World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Staudtia pterocarpa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32780A9723570. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32780A9723570.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Staudtia pterocarpa". Global Trees Campaign. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.