Dimorphandra mollis Benth. is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Dimorphandra mollis Benth.

Dimorphandra mollis Benth.

Dimorphandra mollis (Fava d'anta) is a toxic Brazilian Cerrado tree that contains astilbin, rutin, and quercetin.

Family
Genus
Dimorphandra
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Dimorphandra mollis Benth.

Dimorphandra mollis, commonly called Fava d'anta, is a tree species that belongs to the Dimorphandra genus. It grows in the Cerrado vegetation of Brazil. Its seeds are known to be toxic to cattle. Fava d'anta contains the compounds astilbin, rutin, and quercetin.

Photo: (c) Humberto Lima, all rights reserved, uploaded by Humberto Lima

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Dimorphandra

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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