Edge effect and phenology in Erythroxylum tortuosum (
Erythroxylaceae), a typical plant of the Brazilian Cerrado.
Las plantas huesped pertenecen sobre todo a la familia
Erythroxylaceae, grupo de vegetales con alto contenido de alcaloides, pero sus orugas podrian metabolizar dichos compuestos virtualmente degradados (DE VRIES, 1987).
In both areas, the associated tree species are almost same and they include Zizyphus rugosa (Rhamnaceae), Erythroxylum monogynum (
Erythroxylaceae), Spondias pinnata, Buchanania axillaris (Anacardiaceae), Gyrocarpus asiaticus (Hernandiaceae), Dalbergia paniculata (Fabaceae), Schleichera oleosa (Sapindaceae), Ochna obtusata (Ochnaceae), Hugonia mystax (Linaceae), Ficus mollis (Moraceae) and Azadirachta indica (Meliaceae).
(2008) han indicado a Erythroxylum microphyllum St-Hilaire (
Erythroxylaceae) como planta hospedera de Iridopsisfulvitincta (Warren, 1897) e Iridopsis nigraria (Jones, 1921).
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ERYTHROXYLACEAE 21-Erythroxylum anguifugum Mart.
Erythroxylum (
Erythroxylaceae) species are distributed in tropical regions of South America, Africa, and the island of Madagascar, being Brazil considered a center of diversity and endemism of the genus.
18 Tetrasida chachapoyensis MALVACEAE 3 (Baker f.) Fryxell & Fuertes 19 Erythroxyllum sp
ERYTHROXYLACEAE 3 20 Tabebuia chrysantha (Jacq.) BIGNONIACEAE 1 G.
These species may establish as solitary specimens in the grass layer, or they may form a forest front advancing into the savannah together with other ecotone woody species such as Erythroxy-lum orinocensis (
Erythroxylaceae), Arrabidaea coralina (Bignoniaceae), Xylopia aromatica (Annonaceae), and Genipa caruto (Rubiaceae).
