Boerhavia erecta L.

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NYCTAGINACEAE Boerhavia erecta L.
Det. A.S.J. van Proosdij	1999
In the neighbourhood of Witte Weg, Willemstad.
Herb, up to 70 cm high. Stem red at the base, then becoming green towards the top. Leaf dark green. Petiole reddish at the base of the stem, towards the top of the stem becoming pale green. Bracts pale green. Sepal pale green, with red-purplish areas. Corolla white with purplish stripes. Filaments white. Anthers cream. Ovary grassgreen. Fruit pink-purplish with pale green stripes.
A.S.J.	van Proosdij
B.P.	van de Riet S.A.L. Zander
nr. 553
07 Feb 1999<<<OCR