''Eremanthus'' is a
genus
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of
plant
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s belonging to the family
Asteraceae
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.
Tropicos, ''Eremanthus'' Less.
/ref> Species occur in Brazil and Bolivia.
''Eremanthus'' species are eaten by the larva
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e of some Lepidoptera
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species including '' Dalcera abrasa'' which has been recorded on ''E. glomerulatus''.
Species
Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online
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History
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as of March 2023:Eremanthus brasiliensis
''Eremanthus'' is a genus of plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. Species occur in Brazil and Bolivia.
''Eremanthus'' species are eaten by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including '' Dalcera abrasa'' which has been recorded on ''E ...
''
*'' Eremanthus brevifolius''
*'' Eremanthus capitatus''
*'' Eremanthus cinctus''
*'' Eremanthus crotonoides''
*'' Eremanthus elaeagnus''
*'' Eremanthus erythropappus''
*'' Eremanthus glomerulatus''
*'' Eremanthus goyazensis''
*'' Eremanthus hatschbachii''
*'' Eremanthus incanus''
*'' Eremanthus mattogrossensis''
*'' Eremanthus mollis''
*'' Eremanthus ovatifolius''
*'' Eremanthus polycephalus''
*'' Eremanthus praetermissus''
*'' Eremanthus reticulatus''
*'' Eremanthus rondoniensis''
*'' Eremanthus syncephalus''
*'' Eremanthus uniflorus''
*'' Eremanthus veadeiroensis''
References
External links
* Sakamoto, H. T., et al. (2005
Quantitative HPLC analysis of sesquiterpene lactones and determination of chemotypes in ''Eremanthus seidelii'' MacLeish & Schumacher (Asteraceae).
''J. Braz. Chem. Soc.'' 16(6b) 1396-1401 accessed 27 March 2006
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Asteraceae genera
Vernonieae