**2.9** *Xylopia emarginata*

 *X. emarginata* Mart. is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is native to Cerrado vegetation in Brazil. It is an evergreen tree with a very narrow, almost columnar crown which can grow up to 10–20 m tall and 30–40 cm in diameter. It usually grows in large clusters, forming a homogeneous mass. It is a species characteristic of swamp forest, and does not grow in the driest places. It is used as a condiment in food, a carminative and aphrodisiac in traditional medicine [32]. *X. emarginata*  hexane root bark and stem bark extracts were able to inhibit *P. falciparum* (chloroquine-resistance FcB1/Colombia strains) with IC50 of 4.9 ± 0.2 and 5.2 ± 0.4 μg/mL, respectively [30].
