Amaranthus spinosus L.

  • Filed As

    Amaranthaceae
    Amaranthus spinosus L.

  • Collector(s)

    Harini 061, 09 Nov 1988

  • Location

    Indonesia. Jawa Barat. Bogor, Lolongok.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4413435

    Occurrence ID: 57fea389-2360-4213-bfa1-dedf00e4116e

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Amaranthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Amaranthus spinosus L.

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Indonesia

  • State/Province

    Jawa Barat

  • Locality

    Bogor, Lolongok.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 250 m. (820 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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Field Museum of Natural History
Amaranthus spinosus L.
August 1, 1990
University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF JAVA
AMARANTHACEAE
Amaranthus spinosus L.
Det. By: Harini, November 9, 1988
Field Char: Herb, erect, 50 cm high. Stem
thorny, green.
Locality: West Java: Bogor, Lolongok.
Habitat: Grows wild in the road side.
250 m
Local Names: "Bayam Duri"
Med Uses: Diuretic; for fever, cough.
For hemorrhoids.
Harini 061, November 9, 1988
This is a voucher specimen for anticancer
and antiAIDS screening.
NCI Sample Number(s): Q6607567-M.
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S.
National Cancer Institute, University of
Illinois at Chicago, Arnold Arboretum (Har-
vard University), Field Museum of Natural
History and Herbarium Bogoriense/LIPI.
04413435