Zeyheria montana

Zeyheria montana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Bignoniaceae
Genus:	Zeyheria
Species:	Z. montana
Binomial name
	Zeyheria montana; Mart.

Last updated May 24, 2025

Zeyheria montana, also known as Zeyhera montana or Zeyheria digitalis, is a tree in the family Bignoniaceae that is native to dry areas of Brazil and East Bolivia.^[1]

Chemistry

The stems of Z. montana contain D-glucose, vanillic acid, veratric acid, and dilignols including zeyherol and lapachol.^[2]

References

↑ "Zeyheria digitalis (Vell.) Hoehne & Kuhlm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
↑ da Silveira, José Chagas; Gottlieb, Otto R.; de Oliveira, Geovane G. (1975-08-01). "Zeyherol, a dilignol from Zeyhera digitalis" . Phytochemistry. 14 (8): 1829–1830. doi:10.1016/0031-9422(75)85304-0. ISSN 0031-9422.

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[1] "Zeyheria digitalis (Vell.) Hoehne & Kuhlm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-04-16.

[2] Silveira, José Chagas; Gottlieb, Otto R.; de Oliveira, Geovane G. (1975-08-01). "Zeyherol, a dilignol from Zeyhera digitalis" . Phytochemistry. 14 (8): 1829–1830. doi:10.1016/0031-9422(75)85304-0. ISSN 0031-9422.

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