Boerhavia
| Boerhavia | |
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| Boerhavia diffusa | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nyctaginaceae |
| Genus: | Boerhavia L. |
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Boerhavia, the spiderlings or hogweeds, is a genus of about 40 species of annual or perennial herbaceous plants in the four o'clock flower family, Nyctaginaceae. The common name refers to the appearance of a spider or spider's web given by the numerous long, slender and interlocking stems of the inflorescences. The genus was named for Herman Boerhaave, a Dutch botanist, and the genus name is frequently misspelled "Boerhaavia".
They are native to mostly warm tropical areas.
Selected species
- Boerhavia anisophylla Torr. – wineflower
- Boerhavia coccinea P.Mill. – scarlet spiderling
- Boerhavia coulteri (Hook.f.) S.Wats. - Coulter spiderling, Coulter's spiderling
- Boerhavia diffusa L. – red spiderling
- Boerhavia dominii Meikle & Hewson – tah-vine
- Boerhavia erecta L. – erect spiderling
- Boerhavia gracillima Heimerl – slim-stalk spiderling, slimstalk spiderling
- Boerhavia herbstii Fosberg – alena
- Boerhavia intermedia M.E.Jones – five-wing spiderling, fivewing spiderling
- Boerhavia linearifolia Gray – narrowleaf spiderling
- Boerhavia mathisiana F.B.Jones – Mathis' spiderling
- Boerhavia megaptera Standl. – annual spiderling, Tucson Mountain spiderling
- Boerhavia pterocarpa S.Wats. – Apache Pass spiderling
- Boerhavia purpurascens Gray – purple spiderling
- Boerhavia repens L.
- Boerhavia scandens L. – climbing spiderling, climbing wartclub, wishbone vine
- Boerhavia spicata Choisy – creeping spiderling
- Boerhavia triquetra S.Wats. – slender spiderling
- Boerhavia wrightii Gray – Wright's boerhavia
Cultivation and uses
Several species of Boerhavia are important weeds in agricultural and horticultural settings.
References and external links
Gallery
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Boerhavia erecta in Hyderabad, India.
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B. erecta in Hyderabad
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B. erecta in Hyderabad
