Boerhavia erecta L.

 
  • Family : NYCTAGINACEAE
    (THE FOUR-O'CLOCK FAMILY )
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Nyctaginaceae
  • Species : Boerhavia erecta
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Boerhavia erecta L.
  • Key identification features : An erect herb. Leaves are ovate or ovate-lanceolate, glabrous. Flowers are 3-6, together in lax panicles. Perianth is pink. Stamens 1-3, anthocarp obconical, 5-ribbed.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Comments : Often on plains.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Tamil Nadu State; Tirumala Hills (Chittoor district) (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : Pantropical weed
  • Literature : Franklin Benjamin & G.V.S.Murthy, 2013. Flora of Sri Venkateswara National Park, Andhra Pradesh, BSI.; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Boerhavia erecta. Downloaded on 30 June 2024.

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