Iresine diffusa

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Iresine diffusa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Iresine
Species:
I. diffusa
Binomial name
Iresine diffusa

Iresine diffusa, or Juba's bush, [1] is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. Its form Iresine diffusa f. lindenii, formerly Iresine lindenii, is commercially available as an ornamental. [2] [3]

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Planting of Iresine diffusa f. lindenii

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. [4]

Folk use

It is used to treat ovary inflammation in Peru. [5]

Chemistry

Drimenes in aerial parts. [6]

References

  1. NRCS. "Iresine diffusa". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. "Iresine diffusa f. lindenii (Van Houtte) L.B.Sm. & Downs". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  3. "Iresine lindenii blood leaf". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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  5. Bussmann, RW; Glenn, A (2010). "Medicinal plants used in Northern Peru for reproductive problems and female health". J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 6 30. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-6-30 . PMC   2984435 . PMID   21040536.
  6. Rios, MY; Berber, LA (2005). "1H and 13C assignments of three new drimenes from Iresine diffusa Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd". Magn Reson Chem. 43 (4): 339–42. doi:10.1002/mrc.1550. PMID   15674810.
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