Iresine calea Standl.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Iresine

Characteristics

A herb.
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Growth form shrub
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Sexuality polygamodioecy
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Environment

Moist or dry thickets, sometimes in dry open forest, often in roadside hedges, from sea level to about 1,800 metres, most plentiful at middle elevations.
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The leaves and stems are lightly boiled.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves stems
Therapeutic use Diaphoretic (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Typhoid (unspecified), Typhus (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Iresine calea world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:129879-2
WFO ID wfo-0000732134
COL ID 3PYS9
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Synonyms

Gomphrena latifolia Iresine calea Hebanthe mollis Achyranthes latifolia Achyranthes calea Alternanthera latifolia Iresine latifolia