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Ambrosia peruviana

Scientific name: Ambrosia peruviana Willd.
Synonym: Ambrosia paniculata var. cumanensis Kunth
Botanical family: ASTERACEAE

Vernacular names

(In territories with significant traditional TRAMIL use)

Honduras:

  • altamisa

Panama:

  • altamisa

Dominican Republic:

  • artamisa

Other vernacular names

Botanical description

Annual plant, very aromatic, up to 2 m high, covered by long hairs.  Leaves, alternate or opposite, 3-10 cm long, bipinnatifid.  Male flowers greenish, in long terminal clusters; female flowers grouped in leaf axils.  Fruit keeled, 2- 2.5 up to 4 mm long.

Voucher(s)

Ochoa,282,HPMVH
Suazo&Cardona,18,HPMVH
FLORPAN,1931,PMA
García,4624,JBSD
Ríos,404,CECALLI


Pharmacopoeia

Ed.2

References

Disclaimer

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