Boerhavia coccinea
A species in the Nyctaginaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae
- Genus
- Boerhavia
- Species
- Boerhavia coccinea
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1768
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Boerhavia coccinea. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
22 synonyms in this snapshot
- Boerhavia agglutinansName author: Batt. & Trab.
- Boerhavia bracteataName author: T.Cooke
- Boerhavia caribaeaName author: Jacq.
- Boerhavia coccinea f. parcehirsutaName author: Heimerl
- Boerhavia coccinea var. viscosaName author: (Lag. & Rodr.) Moscoso
- Boerhavia diandraName author: Aubl.
- Boerhavia diffusa f. crassifoliaName author: Domin
- Boerhavia diffusa var. hirsutaName author: Heimerl
- Boerhavia diffusa var. hirtaName author: Balle
- Boerhavia diffusa var. mutabilisName author: (R.Br.) Heimerl
- Boerhavia diffusa var. viscosaName author: (Lag. & Rodr.) Heimerl
- Boerhavia diffusa var. xerophilaName author: Domin
- Boerhavia ixodesName author: Standl.
- Boerhavia marlothiiName author: Heimerl
- Boerhavia nantocanaName author: Schauer
- Boerhavia reboudianaName author: Pomel
- Boerhavia repens subsp. viscosaName author: (Lag. & Rodr.) Maire
- Boerhavia repens var. undulataName author: Asch. & Schweinf.
- Boerhavia repens var. viscosaName author: Choisy
- Boerhavia viscosaName author: Lag. & Rodr.
- Boerhavia viscosa f. oligadenaName author: Heimerl
- Boerhavia viscosa subsp. apiculataName author: Standl.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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