Iresine angustifolia

Iresine angustifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Gomphrenoideae
Genus: Iresine
Species: I. angustifolia
Binomial name
Iresine angustifolia
Euphrasén

Iresine angustifolia (Common name in English: white snowplant,[1] in Spanish: arlomo) is a plant in the genus Iresine of the Amaranthaceae family.[2]

Description

It is an herbaceous plant; it usually grows to 1.5 meters. in most cases it has many branches with leaves between 5 and 10 cm long, its shape varies form linear ovate to lance-shaped.[3]

Distribution

Iresine angustifolia occurs in the southwestern part of the United States, Mexico, Central America, South America, West Indies[3] and some islands of the Caribbean.[4] It can be found at middle to lower altitudes usually on banks near the coast but also on thickets and on dry districts.[3]

Uses

It is not cultivated, however it is considered useful in traditional herbal medicine in treating the bites of the insect also known as arlomo.[5]

Taxonomy

In 1788, it was first identified by Bengt Anders Euphrasén on Saint Barthélemy. He published a detailed description of the plant in a book about the condition and flora of the Island. It was first published in Swedish in 1975 and then in German in 1978.[4]

Common name

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In Mexico its common name is arlomo.[6]

References

  1. "Iresine angustifolia Euph. Show All white snowplant". Natural Resources Conservation Service. USDA. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  2. "Iresine aff. angustifolia Euphrasen". UNIBIO: Colecciones Biológicas (in Spanish). National Autonomous University of Mexico. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 H. Liogier, Alain; F. Martorell, Luis (2000). Flora of Puerto Rico and Adjacent Islands: A Systematic Synopsis. La Editorial, UPR. p. 164. ISBN 084770369X. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  4. 1 2 Nyberg, Gudrun. "A short biography on the ichthyolog and botanist Euphrasén" (PDF). Swedish Linnaeus Society. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  5. Robles, Vanesa. "Arlomo" (in Spanish). El Informador (Mexico). Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  6. Flora de (in Spanish). p. 109.

See also

Page with documented locations: Lista de especímenes de Iresine angustifolia (in Spanish)

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