Ambrosia peruviana

Ambrosia peruviana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ambrosia
Species:
A. peruviana
Binomial name
Ambrosia peruviana

Ambrosia peruviana is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It occurs from Mexico south to Argentina, being common in the Antilles and the Andes.[1][2]

In its native range, A. peruviana is used as a medicinal plant with analgesic, antiinflammatory, anthelmintic and antiseptic properties.[3]

References

  1. ^ Mutis y Bosio, José Celestino (2009). Flora de la Real Expedición Botánica del Nuevo Reino de Granada. T. 48. Asteráceas (Heliantheae) (in Spanish). Ediciones Cultura Hispánica. p. 20.
  2. ^ Iremonger, Susan (2002). A Guide to Plants in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. University of the West Indies Press. p. 160. ISBN 9789766400316.
  3. ^ Duke, James A. (2008). Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin America. CRC Press. p. 34. ISBN 9781420043174.


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