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Alternanthera porrigens var. piurensis

Botanic Family

Amaranthaceae

Author

(Standley) Eliasson

Common Names

• Moradilla Blanca (Ecuador)

Geographical Habitats

• Ecuador
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• montane scrub
• disturbed montane rain forest

Flowering Times

• Apr
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug (Ecuador) Mar
• May (Peru)

Fruiting Times

Climbing or trailing herb with or shrub to 5m glabrate stems. Pilose leaves to 130mm x 60mm with a spine to 1mm long at apex. Axillary & terminal panicles to 19mm x 19mm, greenish-white flowers to 6mm x 2mm with bracts & bracteoles, sepals 5mm long.

Medicinal

Further References

• Studies of American Plants
• Flora de Colombia