title: Erato (plant)
text: # Erato (plant)
  
  Erato is a genus of flowering plants belonging to tribe Liabeae of the family Asteraceae. It is found from Costa Rica to Bolivia, with its main centre of diversity in Ecuador.
  
  ## Species
  
  * Erato costaricensis E. Moran & V.A.Funk - Costa Rica
  * Erato polymnioides DC. - Panamá, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
  * Erato sodiroi (Hieron.) H.Rob. - Ecuador
  * Erato stenolepis (S.F.Blake) H.Rob. - Peru
  * Erato vulcanica (Klatt) H.Rob. - Costa Rica, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador
  