Boerhavia diffusa L.

  • Filed As

    Nyctaginaceae
    Boerhavia diffusa L.

  • Collector(s)

    P. Acevedo-Rodríguez 4284, 27 May 1991

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Isla de Mona. Mona Island Natural Reserve. Punta Arenas Beach, along margin of Casuarina plantation.

  • Habitat

    Disturbed coastal vegetation.

  • Description

    Herb, subwoody at base & taproot, numerous branches above the base; petal reddish-purple; fruits clavate, greenish. [flowers].

  • Specimen Notes

    herbarium distribution: FTG, NY, SJ, US

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 882229

    Occurrence ID: 498d7a48-3c50-4646-9b13-dbf3218e3ba0

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Nyctaginaceae

  • All Determinations

    Boerhavia diffusa L.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • Locality

    Isla de Mona. Mona Island Natural Reserve. Punta Arenas Beach, along margin of Casuarina plantation.

  • Coordinates

    18.0828, -67.9454

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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