Boerhavia diffusa
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 diffusa
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Boerhavia diffusa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
21 synonyms in this snapshot
- Axia cochinchinensisName author: Lour.
- Boerhavia adscendensName author: Willd.
- Boerhavia caespitosaName author: Ridl.
- Boerhavia ciliatobracteataName author: Heimerl
- Boerhavia coccinea var. leiocarpaName author: (Heimerl) Standl.
- Boerhavia coccinea var. paniculataName author: (Kuntze) Moscoso
- Boerhavia diffusa var. diffusaName author: Not supplied
- Boerhavia diffusa var. leiocarpaName author: (Heimerl) C.D.Adams
- Boerhavia diffusa var. mutabilisName author: (R.Br.) Heimerl
- Boerhavia diffusa var. paniculataName author: Kuntze
- Boerhavia diffusa var. pubescensName author: Choisy
- Boerhavia friesiiName author: Heimerl
- Boerhavia paniculataName author: Rich.
- Boerhavia paniculata f. esetosaName author: Heimerl
- Boerhavia paniculata f. leiocarpaName author: Heimerl
- Boerhavia paniculata f. multiglandulosaName author: Heimerl ex Parodi
- Boerhavia paniculata var. guaraniticaName author: Heimerl
- Boerhavia paniculata var. leiocarpaName author: (Heimerl) Heimerl
- Boerhavia paniculata var. subacutaName author: Choisy
- Boerhavia repens var. diffusaName author: (L.) Hook.f.
- Boerhavia xerophilaName author: Domin
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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