Brickellia veronicifolia
| Brickellia veronicifolia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Eupatorieae |
| Genus: | Brickellia |
| Species: | B. veronicifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Brickellia veronicifolia (Kunth) A.Gray | |
| Synonyms | |
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Brickellia veronicaefolia
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Brickellia veronicifolia is a plant species in the genus Brickellia. It is a shrub and occurs in the Chisos Mountains in West Texas, USA.[1]
B. veronicifolia contains high amounts of essential oils, Germacrene D, a natural insecticide[2] and the two flavonoids brickellin[3] and eupatolitin.[4]
References
- ↑ Brickellia veronicifolia on www.efloras.org
- ↑ Rivero-Cruz B, Rivero-Cruz I, Rodriguez JM, Cerda-Garcia-Rojas CM, Mata R. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the active components of the essential oil from Brickellia veronicaefolia by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. J Nat Prod. 2006 Aug;69(8):1172-6.
- ↑ Brickellin, a novel flavone from Brickellia veronicaefolia and B. chlorolepis. Roberts M. F., Timmermann B. N., Mabry T. J., Brown R., Matlin S. A., Phytochemistry, 1984, vol. 23, no1, pp. 163-165
- ↑ 6-Methoxyflavonols from Brickellia veronicaefolia (compositae). Margaret F. Roberts, Barbara N. Timmermann and Tom J. Mabry, Phytochemistry, Volume 19, Issue 1, 1980, Pages 127-129
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