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]

Planting of Iresine diffusa f. lindenii

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

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. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Iresine diffusa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. 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. [Bussman, J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 6:30 2010 PMID 21040536 http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/6//30].
  6. [Rios, Magn Reson Chem 43:339 2005 PMID 15674810].

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