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Elephantopus
Genus of flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elephantopus is a genus of perennial plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae).[3][4][5]
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The genus is widespread over much of Africa, southern Asia, Australia, and the Americas.[2] Several species are native to the southeastern United States,[6][7] and at least one is native to India and the Himalayas.[8][9][10]
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Uses
Elephantopus scaber is a traditional medicine[11] and other species, including E. mollis[12] and E. carolinianus,[13] have also been investigated for medicinal properties. Elephantopus scaber contains elephantopin which is a germacranolide sesquiterpene lactone containing two lactone rings and an epoxide functional group.[14]
Species
- Accepted species[2]
- Elephantopus angolensis O.Hoffm. - Angola
- Elephantopus arenarius Britton & P.Wilson ex Britton - Cuba
- Elephantopus arenosus Krasch. - Brazil
- Elephantopus biflorus (Less.) Sch.Bip. - Brazil
- Elephantopus carolinianus Raeusch.- southeastern + south-central United States; Cuba, Puerto Rico
- Elephantopus dilatatus Gleason - Costa Rica, Panama
- Elephantopus elatus Bertol. - southeastern United States
- Elephantopus elongatus Gardner- Brazil
- Elephantopus hirtiflorus DC. - Brazil, Venezuela
- Elephantopus mendoncae Philipson - Angola
- Elephantopus micropappus Less.- Brazil
- Elephantopus mollis Kunth native to Latin America + West Indies; widely naturalized in tropics of Africa, Asia, Australia, various islands
- Elephantopus multisetus O.Hoffm. ex T.Durand & De Wild. - Angola, Zaire, Tanzania
- Elephantopus nudatus A.Gray - southeastern + south-central United States, east Texas to Maryland
- Elephantopus nudicaulis Poir. - Mexico
- Elephantopus palustris Gardner - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay
- Elephantopus piauiensis R.Barros & Semir - Brazil
- Elephantopus pratensis C.Wright - Cuba
- Elephantopus racemosus Gardner- Brazil
- Elephantopus riparius Gardner- Brazil
- Elephantopus scaber L.- China, India, southeast Asia, northern Australia; naturalized in Africa, Madagascar, Latin America
- Elephantopus senegalensis (Klatt) Oliv. & Hiern- tropical Africa
- Elephantopus tomentosus L. - southern United States
- Elephantopus vernonioides S. Moore - Africa
- Elephantopus virgatus Desv. ex Ham. - Guyana
- Elephantopus welwitschii Hiern - Africa
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References
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