Iresine diffusa

Iresine diffusa
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

^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Iresine diffusa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

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[1] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Iresine diffusa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

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