Chenopodium ambrosioides L.

  • Filed As

    Amaranthaceae
    Chenopodium ambrosioides L.

  • Collector(s)

    E. D. Merrill 244, Apr 1914

  • Location

    Philippines. Rizal. Pasay, Luzon.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4414567

    Occurrence ID: 4bb29ba1-8946-4ce6-8fdd-22031f9e2578

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244. Ohenopodinœ aafcroBioidea
Linn.; Blaneo
CHENOPODIACEAE
CHE NOPODIUM Linnaeus
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ÇHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES Linn.; Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 200; ed.
2 (1845) 140; ed. 3, 1 (1877) 253r t. 69.
The Linnéan species was correctly interpreted by Blanco. It
is known throughout the Philippines as wposotis. It was in-
troduced from Mexico by the Spaniards for medicinal purposes
and is now widely distributed in the Archipelago in cultivation
and as a naturalized plant.
Illustrative specimen from Pasay, Rizal Province, Luzon,
April, 1914 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 2UU).
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