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Amaranthaceae

Subfamily Amaranthoideae
Tribe Celosieae

Subfamily Chenopodioideae

Subfamily Gomphrenoideae
Tribe Gomphreneae

Iresine herbstii `Aureo-reticulata' Hook.

  • Query IPNI
  • Common Name: Beefsteak Plant, Chicken-Gizzard
  • Family: Amaranthaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Brazil
  • Habitat:

  • Description: Rounded leaf with notched apex, fresh green with yellow veins; stem and petioles red.
  • Culture: USDA 10-12
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198500421
  • Source: Unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 2106 - Cycads / Amaranths
  • Qty: 2 confirmed on 01-30-2008
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: core eudicots
  • Order: Caryophyllales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Amaranthaceae
  • SubFamily: Gomphrenoideae
  • Tribe: Gomphreneae
  • SubTribe:
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