Boerhavia procumbens Banks ex Roxb.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Nyctaginaceae > Boerhavia

Characteristics

A straggling herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems are woody below. The branches are often reddish. The leaves are opposite and unequal. They are oval and 1-5 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. They are often whitish underneath. The flowers are 3 mm long.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. In Pakistan it grows up to 2,200 m altitude.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses animal food food food additive invertebrate food material medicinal
Edible leaves roots seeds stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Boerhavia procumbens world distribution map, present in India and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:604324-1
WFO ID wfo-0000568045
COL ID M9SG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Boerhavia procumbens