Boerhavia coccinea Mill.

  • Filed As

    Nyctaginaceae
    Boerhavia coccinea Mill.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 1963, 27 Aug 1998

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Guánica. Town of Ensenada at intersection of Rts. 325 & 116.

  • Habitat

    Weedy parking area with Ipomoea fistula, Rhychelytrum repens, Chloris, Leucaena leucocephala, Solanum mammosum, Tridax procumbens, Antigonon leptopus.

  • Description

    Prostrate herb, stems ca. 2 m long, yellow; flowers purple; whole plants viscid. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Bulk sample: 1963a whole plant (MAtha 453)

  • Collection Notes

    This may be a duplicate catalogue record for the NY sheet. The barcode for this record may not have been attached to an actual sheet.

  • Specimen Notes

    "Specimens could not be located in Herbarium. - Meryl Rubin, 06-2010"

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 200053

    Occurrence ID: 1356d0d1-c603-4e1c-b6a9-5f38bdf4e23d

  • Related Objects

    Specimen - 01158073, D. E. Atha 1963, Boerhavia coccinea Mill., Nyctaginaceae (97.0), Magnoliophyta; West Indies, Puerto Rico, Guánica

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Nyctaginaceae

  • All Determinations

    Boerhavia coccinea Mill. det D. E. Atha, 1998

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • State/Province

    Guánica

  • Locality

    Town of Ensenada at intersection of Rts. 325 & 116

  • Coordinates

    17.9656, -66.9328

  • Distribution

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