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Kielmeyera coriacea, known as pau santo or boizinho, is a small, often contorted tree or shrub of Brazil's Cerrado savanna, prized for its thick cork bark. It is best grown in full sun with good drainage, as it is adapted to seasonally dry conditions.
Kielmeyera coriacea (pau santo or boizinho) is a medicinal plant native to Cerrado and Pantanal vegetation in Brazil. It is also used as a honey plant and is one of the most characteristic and peculiar species of the Brazilian Cerrado. The species is notable for its conspicuous cork bark and has been suggested as a potential commercial substitute for traditional cork.
The native range of this species extends from eastern Bolivia to Brazil and Paraguay. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. In Brazil, it is native to multiple states including Goiás, São Paulo, Rondônia, Pará, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Distrito Federal, Minas Gerais, Bahia, Paraná, Tocantins, Mato Grosso do Sul, and Piauí.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Kielmeyera coriacea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
