Boerhavia africana Lour.

First published in Fl. Cochinch.: 16 (1790)
This name is a synonym of Boerhavia diffusa

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Struwig, M. (2011). A systematic study of Boerhavia L. and Commicarpus Standl. (Nyctaginaceae) in southern Africa: 1-287. Thesis, Potchefstroom campus of the North-West University. [Cited as Boerhavia diffusa.]
  • Whitehouse, C. (1996). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Nyctaginaceae: 1-20. [Cited as Boerhavia diffusa.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Boerhavia africana.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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