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Diplostephium juniperinum

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Species of flowering plant

Diplostephium juniperinum
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Diplostephium
Species: D. juniperinum
Binomial name
Diplostephium juniperinum
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Diplostephium juniperinum is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Its essential oil exhibits anticholinesterase effect.

References

  1. Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Diplostephium juniperinum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43398A10797413. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43398A10797413.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Salinas, Melissa; Calva, James; Cartuche, Luis; Valarezo, Eduardo; Armijos, Chabaco (28 April 2022). "Chemical Composition, Enantiomeric Distribution and Anticholinesterase and Antioxidant Activity of the Essential Oil of Diplosthephium juniperinum". Plants. 11 (9): 1188. doi:10.3390/plants11091188. PMC 9105165.
Taxon identifiers
Diplostephium juniperinum


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