Iresine diffusa

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

Iresine diffusa, or Juba's bush,[2] is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. Its form Iresine diffusa f. lindenii, formerly Iresine lindenii, is commercially available as an ornamental.[3][4]

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.[5]

Folk use

It is used to treat ovary inflammation in Peru.[6]

Chemistry

Drimenes in aerial parts.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Iresine diffusa". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  2. ^ NRCS. "Iresine diffusa". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Iresine diffusa f. lindenii (Van Houtte) L.B.Sm. & Downs". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Iresine lindenii blood leaf". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  5. ^ conabio
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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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