Compositae dermatitis

Multicentre patch testing with compositae mix by the Swedish Contact Dermatitis Research Group.

Sesquiterpene lactone mix detects contact allergy to these compounds present in the plant family Asteraceae. This marker is present in many baseline series. An additional marker is Compositae mix, which is not present in many baseline series. To investigate whether this allergen should be inserted into the Swedish baseline series, six dermatology centres representing the Swedish Contact Dermati...

Wood Anatomy of Vernonieae (Compositae)

Systematics of Isocarpha (Compositae: Eupatorieae)

Isocarpha comprises five species ranging from southern Texas and the Bahamas to northern Peru and northeastern Brazil. The genus belongs in Eupatorieae rather than Heliantheae, but structure of the head of Isocarpha with its elongate, chaffy receptacle is anomalous within Eupatorieae. An hypothesis is presented suggesting the evolutionary derivation of this type of head through formation of flo...

Wood Anatomy of Eupatorieae (Compositae)

Wood Anatomy of Cynareae (Compositae)