Ambrosia arborescens
Ambrosia arborescens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Ambrosia |
Species: | A. arborescens
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Binomial name | |
Ambrosia arborescens Mill.
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Ambrosia arborescens is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Andes from Colombia south to Bolivia.[1]
In its native range, A. arborescens is used as a medicinal plant with analgesic, antiinflammatory and antiseptic properties.[2]
References[]
Categories:
- Ambrosia (plant)
- Flora of the Andes
- Flora of Bolivia
- Flora of Colombia
- Flora of Ecuador
- Flora of Peru
- Medicinal plants of South America
- Taxa named by Philip Miller
- Heliantheae stubs