Boerhavia scandens L.

Climbing wartclub (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Nyctaginaceae > Boerhavia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous plant. It grows 0.6-1.8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 1.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cancer (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Venereal (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified)
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 scandens world distribution map, present in Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bahamas, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Peru, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islands, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:34225-2
WFO ID wfo-0000568087
COL ID M9T9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629180
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Boerhavia grahamii Boerhavia scandens Commicarpus scandens Boerhavia sarmentosa