Boerhavia erecta L.

 
  • Family : NYCTAGINACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Nyctaginaceae
  • Species : Boerhavia erecta
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Boerhavia erecta L.
  • Collection Nos : R.R.Rao 97
  • Collector(s) Name : R.Raghavendra Rao
  • 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 �â�€�“ 3. Anthocarp obconical, 5-ribbed.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments : Not common; found growing as a weed along roadsides and cultivated fields
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Collection Locality : St.Philomena's College, Mysore
  • Distribution Locality : Mysore, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi
  • Floras referred : Saldanha, 1984, Gopalakrishna bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara

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