Boerhavia repens
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 repens
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Boerhavia repens. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
30 synonyms in this snapshot
- Boerhavia angustifoliaName author: Span.
- Boerhavia ascendensName author: Schumach.
- Boerhavia bicolorName author: Ehrenb. ex Schweinf.
- Boerhavia cortensisName author: Ehrenb. ex Schweinf.
- Boerhavia diffusa var. gymnocarpaName author: Heimerl
- Boerhavia diffusa var. minorName author: (Delile) Cufod.
- Boerhavia diffusa var. pseudotetrandraName author: Heimerl
- Boerhavia diffusa var. sandwicensisName author: Heimerl
- Boerhavia eglandulosaName author: Ehrenb. ex Schweinf.
- Boerhavia hirsutaName author: Willd.
- Boerhavia insularisName author: Bojer
- Boerhavia maroccanaName author: Ball
- Boerhavia minutifloraName author: Span.
- Boerhavia periplocifoliaName author: Sieber ex Choisy
- Boerhavia polymorphaName author: Rich.
- Boerhavia pubescensName author: R.Br.
- Boerhavia repens var. amphilahensisName author: A.Terracc.
- Boerhavia repens var. maris-indiciName author: Fosberg
- Boerhavia repens var. minorName author: Delile
- Boerhavia repens var. procumbensName author: (Banks ex Roxb.) Hook.f.
- Boerhavia repens var. pubescensName author: (R.Br.) Fosberg
- Boerhavia rupestrisName author: Ehrenb. ex Schweinf.
- Boerhavia sessilifloraName author: Steud.
- Boerhavia suberosaName author: C.Sm.
- Boerhavia sumataName author: Zipp. ex Span.
- Boerhavia surinamensisName author: Miq.
- Boerhavia tomentosaName author: Ehrenb. ex Schweinf.
- Boerhavia undulataName author: Ehrenb. ex Schweinf.
- Boerhavia viscosaName author: Fresen.
- Dantia nubicaName author: Lipp.
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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