Boerhavia erecta L.

  • Filed As

    Nyctaginaceae
    Boerhavia erecta L.

  • Collector(s)

    P. Acevedo-Rodríguez 2812, 29 June 1989

  • Location

    Virgin Islands (U.S.). Saint John. Along road from Fish Bay to Coccoloba.

  • Description

    Herb, many-branched from a woody base; stems and petioles with reddish hue; leaves ondulate, slightly silvery underneath; margins of leaves reddish; flowers greenish to pink; fruit turning from green to straw-colored.

  • Specimen Notes

    herbarium distribution: MO, NY, UPR, US, VINPS

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 882223

    Occurrence ID: 6ca8e4fd-8e7b-4c0a-8d0e-f0e61102c915

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Nyctaginaceae

  • All Determinations

    Boerhavia erecta L.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Virgin Islands (U.S.)

  • State/Province

    Saint John

  • Locality

    Along road from Fish Bay to Coccoloba.

  • Coordinates

    18.3172, -64.7606

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