Eremanthus Explained

Eremanthus is a genus of plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.^{[1] [2]} 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. glomerulatus.

Species

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of March 2023:^[3]

• Eremanthus arboreus
• Eremanthus argenteus
• Eremanthus auriculatus
• Eremanthus brasiliensis
• 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

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/95691#page/370/mode/1up Lessing, Christian Friedrich. 1829. Linnaea 4: 317
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40004590 Tropicos, Eremanthus Less.
3. Web site: Eremanthus Less. . 2023 . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 24 March 2023.