Iresine lindenii VanHoutte is a plant in the Amaranthaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Iresine lindenii VanHoutte
This ornamental plant taxon, formerly Iresine lindenii, is used in Peruvian folk medicine to treat ovary inflammation.
Iresine lindenii VanHoutte was previously treated as a former independent species name. Currently, this taxon is classified as the form Iresine diffusa f. lindenii, belonging to Iresine diffusa (Juba's bush), a plant species in the family Amaranthaceae. This form is commercially sold for use as an ornamental plant. In Peru, it has a folk use for treating ovary inflammation.
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Dysphania multifida (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
Oxybasis chenopodioides (L.) S.Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch
Celosia floribunda A.Gray
Ptilotus nobilis (Lindl.) F.Muell.
Threlkeldia diffusa R.Br.
Tecticornia indica (Willd.) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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