P. peltatum is used in medicine against inflammation and malaria. It includes 4- Nerolidylcatechol, a substance that has that anti inflammatory properties. P. peltatum is therefore also used in cosmetics and is subject of current research. [asklepios-seeds.de]

squirrels and opossums), and as most present-day primates are arboreal, this characteristic suggests that they evolved from an ancestor that was arboreal. [britannica.com]