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Boerhavia tetrandra
Scientific Name: Boerhavia tetrandra
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration:
Other Names:
Boerhavia tetrandra
Boerhavia tetrandra G. Forst. is the accepted scientific name for this plant.
Common Names
- Boerhavia tetrandra
- Runa (AT)
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Family: Nyctaginaceae
- Genus: Boerhavia
- Synonyms:
- Boerhavia mutabilis R.Br.
- Boerhavia diffusa L. (Misapplied)
- Boerhavia diffusa var. acutifolia Heimerl
- Boerhavia mutabilis (Misapplied)
- Boerhavia tetrandra (Misapplied)
- Taxonomic Serial No.: 895410
- The epithet 'tetrandra' comes from the Greek 'tetra' and 'andros', referring to the four stamens in the flower.
Distribution and Habitat
Boerhavia tetrandra is found in:
- Australia (N-Queensland)
- Lord Howe Island
- Henderson Island
- American Samoa (Rose Atoll)
- Gilbert Islands (Butaritari, Tarawa, Onotoa)
- Marshall Islands (found on most atolls)
Morphological Characteristics
- Growth Habit: Forb/Herb
- Duration: Perennial
- Decumbent or prostrate herbs, up to 40 cm long
- Glabrous or glandular-hairy
- Leaves fleshy, bluntly shaped.
Traditional Uses
- The root has been traditionally used for medicine.
Further Information
- Herbarium specimens can be found at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K), with specimen number K000779394.
- More information can be found at the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
- USDA Plant Hardiness Map
- The Plant List