Amaranthaceae FAMILY
Iresine calea
Iresine calea
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Iresine calea is a much-branched, erect or scandent shrub, often climbing rather high over large shrubs[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. A popular decorative plant, it is also sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeCentral America - Costa Rica to Mexico.
HabitatMoist or dry thickets, sometimes in dry open forest, often in roadside hedges, from sea level to about 1,800 metres, most plentiful at middle elevations[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].