Iresine
| Iresine | |
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| Iresine herbstii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Gomphrenoideae |
| Genus: | Iresine P.Browne[1] |
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Iresine is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae.[1] It contains 20 to 25 species, all of which are native to the American tropics. The generic name is derived from the Greek word εριος (erios), meaning "wooly", referring to the trichome-covered flowers.[2] Bloodleaf[3] is a common name for those species that have colored foliage, and these are often cultivated as ornamental plants. Some species are additives to versions of the hallucinogenic drink ayahuasca.
Selected species[]
- Iresine angustifolia Euph. – White snowplant
- (Mart.) D.Dietr. – Tropical bloodleaf
- Iresine diffusa Humb. et Bonpl. ex Willd. (= Iresine celosia, Iresine celosioides, Iresine canescens, Iresine paniculata (L.) Kuntze, Iresine elongata) – Juba's bush
- (=Iresine lindenii Humb. & Bonpl.)
- Humb. et Bonpl. ex Willd. – Yellow bloodleaf
- Iresine herbstii Hook. ex Lindl. – Herbst's bloodleaf
- Iresine heterophylla Standl. – Standley's bloodleaf
- (Hook.f.) Henrickson et Sundberg – Texas shrub
- R.E.Fr. (= Cruzeta celosioides (L.) , Celosia paniculata L., Iresine celosioides L.)
- (S.Watson) Standl. – Palmer's bloodleaf
- Iresine pedicellata Eliasson (Ecuador)
- Mart.
- Iresine rhizomatosa Standl. – Rootstock bloodleaf[3]
Formerly placed here[]
- Pfaffia glomerata (A.Spreng.) Pedersen (as I. glomerata A.Spreng.)
- Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. ex Schult. (as I. javanica Burm.f. or I. persica Burm.f.)[4]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ a b "Genus: Iresine P. Browne". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-10-05. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants (4th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 217. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3.
- ^ a b "Iresine". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ "GRIN Species Records of Iresine". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
Sources[]
- General references
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
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- "Iresine P. Br. bloodleaf". The PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture.
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