Xylopia brasiliensis

Xylopia brasiliensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Xylopia
Species:
X. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Xylopia brasiliensis
Synonyms[2]
  • Xylopia brasiliensis var. gracilis R.E.Fr.
  • Xylopia gracilis (R.E.Fr.) R.E.Fr.
  • Xylopia parvifolia Schltdl.
  • Xylopicrum brasiliense (Spreng.) Kuntze
  • Xylopicrum parvifolium (Schltdl.) Kuntze

Xylopia brasiliensis, commonly known as pindaíba, is a species of flowering plant in the family Annonaceae.[3][4]

It is a tree native to Atlantic Forest and Cerrado ecoregions of southeastern and southern Brazil, extending into Misiones Province of northeastern Argentina and Paraguay.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Negrão, R.; Lopes, J. (2025). "Xylopia brasiliensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2025 e.T140933456A202325128. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T140933456A202325128.pt. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Xylopia brasiliensis Spreng". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Andrade, Bruno M.; Oliveira-Filho, Ary T.; Soares, Antônio R. (March 1996). "Pollination and breeding system of Xylopia brasiliensis Sprengel (Annonaceae) in south-eastern Brazil". Journal of Tropical Ecology. 12 (2): 313–320. doi:10.1017/S0266467400009482. ISSN 0266-4674.
  4. ↑ Pinto, Sheila Isabel do Carmo; Carvalho, Dulcinéia de (September 2004). "Estrutura genética de populações de pindaíba (Xylopia brasiliensis Sprengel) por isoenzimas". Brazilian Journal of Botany (in Portuguese). 27 (3): 597–605. doi:10.1590/S0100-84042004000300019. ISSN 0100-8404.