Boerhavia

E281944

plant genus taxon

Boerhavia is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as spiderlings, found in warm regions worldwide and noted for their weedy, sprawling habit and small clustered flowers.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Boerhavia diffusa	2
Boerhavia canonical	1
Boerhavia caribaea	1
Boerhavia coccinea	1
Boerhavia cordobensis	1
Boerhavia dominii	1
Boerhavia erecta	1
Boerhavia intermedia	1
Boerhavia purpurascens	1
Boerhavia repens	1
Boerhavia triquetra	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
belongsTo	Nyctaginaceae ⓘ
clade	Magnoliophyta ⓘ surface form: Angiosperms Eudicots ⓘ
commonName	spiderlings ⓘ
describedBy	Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
distribution	pantropical ⓘ
economicImportance	some species are weeds in agriculture ⓘ
family	Nyctaginaceae ⓘ
flowerColor	pink in many species ⓘ purple in many species ⓘ
flowerType	small clustered flowers ⓘ
foundIn	warm regions worldwide ⓘ
fruitType	anthocarp ⓘ
growthForm	sprawling ⓘ
growthHabit	herbaceous ⓘ weedy ⓘ
habitat	cultivated fields ⓘ disturbed sites ⓘ roadsides ⓘ
hasSpecies	Boerhavia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Boerhavia caribaea Boerhavia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Boerhavia coccinea Boerhavia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Boerhavia cordobensis Boerhavia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Boerhavia diffusa Boerhavia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Boerhavia dominii Boerhavia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Boerhavia erecta Boerhavia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Boerhavia intermedia Boerhavia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Boerhavia purpurascens Boerhavia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Boerhavia repens Boerhavia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Boerhavia triquetra
hasTypeSpecies	Boerhavia diffusa ⓘ
hasVernacularName	spiderlings ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement	opposite leaves ⓘ
lifeCycle	annual in many species ⓘ perennial in some species ⓘ
medicinalUse	Boerhavia diffusa used in traditional medicine ⓘ
namedBy	Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
nativeTo	subtropical regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ
order	Caryophyllales ⓘ
photosynthesisPathway	C4 in some species ⓘ
pollination	insect-pollinated ⓘ
recognizedBy	Plants of the World Online ⓘ The Plant List ⓘ
stemType	prostrate or ascending stems ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
yearDescribed	1753 ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nyctaginaceae → includesGenus → Boerhavia ⓘ

Nyctaginaceae → notableSpecies → Boerhavia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boerhavia diffusa