Iresine diffusa
| Iresine diffusa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Gomphrenoideae |
| Genus: | Iresine |
| Species: | I. diffusa |
| Binomial name | |
| Iresine diffusa Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. | |
Iresine diffusa (Juba's bush)[1] is a species of plant in the Amaranthaceae family.
Appearance: Herb 1–2 m, stem a little grooved, nodes jointed. Leaves opp, 14 x 7 cm, edge smooth. Flowers minute, greenish-white, panicle 40 cm long, male more open, female compact, 1 mm. Seed 0.5 mm. conabio
Folk Use: ovary inflammation in Peru. [Bussman, J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 6:30 2010 PMID 21040536 http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/6//30].
Chemistry: Drimenes in aerial parts. [Rios, Magn Reson Chem 43:339 2005 PMID 15674810].
References
- ↑ "Iresine diffusa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
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