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.[2]
| Diplostephium juniperinum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Diplostephium |
| Species: | D. juniperinum
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| Binomial name | |
| Diplostephium juniperinum Cuatrec.
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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