Asteraceae
Ambrosia

Ambrosia cumanensis Kunth

First published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp., ed. fol., 4: 216 (1818)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as a medicine, has social uses, for food and to control animal pests.

Descriptions

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Amazonia, Andean, Caribbean, Orinoquia. Elevation range: 10–3000 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Amazonas, Antioquia, Atlántico, Bolívar, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Cauca, Cesar, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Quindío, Santander, Tolima, Valle del Cauca.
Habit
Herb.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, savanna, shrubland, native grassland, wetlands (inland), artificial - terrestrial.
[UPFC]

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
altamisa, altamisa blanca, altamisa chiquita, altamisa negra, amargosa, artamisa, artemisa, artemisia, atrapabruja, ruda
[UNAL]

The Useful Plants of Boyacá project

Ecology
Alt. 10 - 3000 m.
Morphology General Habit
Herb.
Distribution
Native from Colombia.
Vernacular
Maki, markju.
[UPB]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 10 - 3000 m.; Amazonia, Andes, Llanura del Caribe, Orinoquia, Valle del Cauca, Valle del Magdalena.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba
Conservation
Preocupación Menor
[CPLC]

Distribution
Found in Boyacá, Colombia.
Vernacular
Altamisa, Ambrosia silvestre, Artamisa, Maki, Markju
[UPFC]

Uses

Use Food
Used for food.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
Use Social
Social uses.
[UPFC]

Use Food Food Additives
Used as a condiment for meat (Florez-Cárdenas et al. 2010).
Use Medicines Digestive System Disorders
Stems and leaves - Used in liquid medicines in the treatment of intestinal complaints (Cadena-González 2010). Used in the treatment of gastritis (Florez-Cárdenas et al. 2010). Stems and leaves - Used in liquid medicines in the treatment of stomachache (Cadena-González 2010).
Use Medicines Genitourinary System Disorders
Branches - Used in liquid medicines to alleviate menstrual cramps (Cadena-González 2010).
Use Medicines Infections & Infestations
Stems and leaves - Used in liquid medicines and in topical medications (Cadena-González 2010).
Use Medicines Muscular-Skeletal System Disorders
Stems and leaves - Used in liquid medicines and in topical medications (Cadena-González 2010). Stems and leaves - Used in poultices (Cadena-González 2010). Used in the treatment of rheumatism (Florez-Cárdenas et al. 2010).
Use Medicines Unspecified Medicinal Disorders
Medicinal (State of the World's Plants 2016, Instituto Humboldt 2014).
Use Poisons Animal Pest Control
Branches - Used as a repellent against flies (Cadena-González 2010).
[UPB]

Common Names

Spanish
Altamisa, anastasia, artemisia, artemisa, hierba de San Juan, ambrosia silvestre.

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/