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Lantadenes are naturally occurring pentacyclic triterpenoids found in the Lantana camara plant. They are known to be poisonous to livestock that graze on the leaves of the plant, causing photosensitivity and hepatotoxicity as major symptoms. Lantadenes A and B are the most abundant and bioactive triterpenoids found in the Lantana camara leaves.
Lantana camara (common lantana) is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family (Verbenaceae), native to the American tropics. [5] [6] It is a very adaptable species, which can inhabit a wide variety of ecosystems; once it has been introduced into a habitat it spreads rapidly; between 45ºN and 45ºS and less than 1,400 metres (4,600 feet) in altitude.
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"It can be found everywhere and can cause rashes as bad as poison ivy. Again, don't eat it." Lantana. Bright yellow and orange lantana makes a stunning flower garden pick, but if seeds are ...
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This plant may look like wildflowers, but it can cause painful rash and blistering. A video of an Iowa resident with the rash explains why. Common weed can cause painful rash
The lantana bug (Aconophora compressa) for example is a polyphagous species introduced in 1995 that feeds on dozens of plants, and not only has it failed to have a noticeable impact on the lantana population, it has even become a pest in horticulture, parasitizing the related fiddlewoods (Citharexylum).
Cases of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning are raising concern about the "invisible killer" this holiday travel season. On Christmas Day, a family of four from Massachusetts was found dead inside ...