Boerhavia elegans
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID64400d5be145b397372978 |
| Scientific name | Boerhavia elegans |
| Authority | Choisy |
| First published in | Prodr. 13(2): 453 (1849) |
Description Top
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Boerhavia elegans is a type of flowering plant that belongs to the Nyctaginaceae family. It is known as one of the plants that make up the "tortoise turf", which is a food source for the Aldabra giant tortoise found in the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Boerhavia elegans var. stenophylla | Boiss. | Fl. Orient. [Boissier] 4: 1046. 1879 |
| Boerhavia elegans subsp. stenophylla | (Boiss.) A.G.Mill. | Edinburgh J. Bot. 51: 40 (1994) |
| Boerhavia repens var. ehrenbergii | Asch. & Schweinf. | Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. 168 1867 |
| Boerhavia rubicunda | Steud. | Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 213. 1840 |
| Boerhavia rubicunda var. stenophylla | (Boiss.) Fosberg | Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 39: 14 (1978) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | حثرة أنيقة |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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East Tropical Africa
- Kenya
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Northeast Tropical Africa
- Chad
- Djibouti
- Eritrea
- Somalia
- Sudan
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West Tropical Africa
- Niger
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East Tropical Africa
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Arabian Peninsula
- Gulf States
- Oman
- Saudi Arabia
- Yemen
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Western Asia
- Iran
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Arabian Peninsula
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Indian Subcontinent
- India
- Pakistan
- West Himalaya
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Indian Subcontinent
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000567940 |
| Tropicos | 50219954 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:604185-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2678650 |
| IPNI | 604185-1 |
| GBIF | 7327190 |
| Wikipedia | Boerhavia_elegans |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| In public collections | 0 |