Boerhavia diffusa L.

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PLANTS OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
Boerhavia tetrandra Forst,
Ujelang Atoll
Locality Bokan Islet
Occurrence Common in openings on coral
coral «arH, gravel, . fl-at rnnl rnrli gravel.
^ broken scrub vegetation,
Date Feb/i952	Alt. 1-3 m.
Coll. F. R. Fosberg
No. 34163
Remarks Prostrate, flowers pink
"nat'to” root said to be
eaten.
Project Atoll”, U. S. Geological Survey
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