Ambrosia peruviana

Ambrosia peruviana is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It occurs from Mexico south to Argentina, being common in the Antilles and the Andes.^[1][2]

Ambrosia peruviana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Ambrosia
Species:	A. peruviana
Binomial name
Ambrosia peruviana Willd.

In its native range, A. peruviana is used as a medicinal plant with analgesic, antiinflammatory, anthelmintic and antiseptic properties.^[3]

References

1. Mutis y Bosio, José Celestino (2009). Flora de la Real Expedición Botánica del Nuevo Reino de Granada. T. 48. Asteráceas (Heliantheae) (in Spanish). Ediciones Cultura Hispánica. p. 20.
2. Iremonger, Susan (2002). A Guide to Plants in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. University of the West Indies Press. p. 160. ISBN 9789766400316.
3. Duke, James A. (2008). Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin America. CRC Press. p. 34. ISBN 9781420043174.