Plant Details

Accepted name:: Amaranthus deflexus L. [Amaranthaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
yuyo colorado	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Root, stem		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 16 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Amaranthus scandens L.f. Suppl. Pl.: 419 (1782).
Albersia deflexa (L.) Fourr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 17: 142 (1869).
Albersia prostrata (Balb.) Kunth Fl. Berol., ed. 2, 2: 144 (1823).
Amarantellus argentinus Speg. Comun. Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 1: 344 (1901).
Amaranthus deflexus f. rufescens (Godr.) Thell. & Probst Mitt. Naturf. Ges. Solothurn 10: 93 (1934).
Amaranthus deflexus var. rufescens (Godr.) Thell. Fl. Adv. Montpellier: 214 (1912).
Amaranthus minor (Moq.) Sennen Diagn. Nouv.: 49 (1936).
Amaranthus perennis Bellardi ex Colla Herb. Pedem. 4: 578 (1835).
Amaranthus prostratus Balb. Misc. Bot.: 44 (1803).
Euxolus deflexus (L.) Raf. Fl. Tellur. 3: 42 (1837).
Euxolus deflexus var. ascendens Moq. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 275 (1849).
Euxolus deflexus var. major Moq. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 275 (1849).
Euxolus deflexus var. minor Moq. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 275 (1849).
Euxolus deflexus var. rufescens Godr. Fl. Juvenalis: 102 (1853).
Galliaria prostrata (Balb.) Bubani Fl. Pyren. 1: 188 (1897).
Glomeraria deflexa (L.) Cav. Descr. Pl.: 319 (1802).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Amaranthus deflexus L.	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Amaranthus scendens Lois	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)

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