Boerhavia elegans Choisy

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Nyctaginaceae > Boerhavia

Characteristics

Perennial, ± erect herb up to 1 m.. Stems fleshy, becoming woody towards the base, puberulous, the nodes swollen.. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, 1–5×0.3–1 cm., the base cuneate, the apex rounded to acute, often clustered on short shoots, puberulous.. Inflorescence a large diffuse terminal panicle, the flowers solitary on very slender peduncles appearing as pedicels ± 6–20 mm. long; branches glabrescent, often glaucous.. Perianth 1.5–4.5 mm. long; upper portion white to pink, 0.5–3.5 mm. long.. Anthers (2–)3, slightly exserted.. Ovary 0.5–1 mm.. Anthocarp narrowly ± ellipsoid, 3–4 mm.×1–1.5 mm., 5-ribbed, rounded at the apex, ± glabrous on the ridges, puberulous to glabrescent in the grooves.
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A shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The leaves are eaten fresh. They are bitter.
Uses animal food food medicinal
Edible leaves seeds
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Distribution

Boerhavia elegans world distribution map, present in United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kenya, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Somalia, South Sudan, Chad, and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:604185-1
WFO ID wfo-0000567940
COL ID M9Q8
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Synonyms

Boerhavia elegans Boerhavia rubicunda Boerhavia elegans var. stenophylla Boerhavia elegans subsp. stenophylla Boerhavia repens var. ehrenbergii Boerhavia rubicunda var. stenophylla