Boerhavia diffusa: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)1) Boerhavia diffusa L. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Boerhavia adscendens Willd., Boerhavia africana Lour., Boerhavia caribaea Jacq., Boerhavia coccinea Mill., Boerhavia coccinea var. leiocarpa (Heimerl) Standl., Boerhavia coccinea Mill. var. leiocarpa Standl., Boerhavia coccinea var. paniculata (Rich.) Moscoso, Boerhavia coccinea var. paniculata Moscoso, Boerhavia diffusa Sw., Boerhavia diffusa Vahl, Boerhavia diffusa Engelm. & A. Gray, Boerhavia diffusa var. leiocarpa (Heimerl) C.D. Adams, Boerhavia diffusa var. mutabilis R.Br., Boerhavia diffusa var. mutabilis (R.Br.) Heimerl, Boerhavia erecta L., Boerhavia erecta Burm.f., Boerhavia hirsuta Willd., nom. illeg., non Boerhavia hirsuta Jacq., Boerhavia hirsuta L., Boerhavia paniculata Rich., nom. illeg., non Boerhavia paniculata Lam., Boerhavia paniculata fo. leiocarpa Heimerl, Boerhavia procumbens Banks ex Roxb., Boerhavia procumbens Roxb., Boerhavia repens Rojas, Boerhavia repens Sieber., Boerhavia repens L., Boerhavia repens var. diffusa (L.) Heimerl ex Hook.f., Boerhavia surinamensis Miq., Boerhavia viscosa Lag. & Rodr., Boerhavia viscosa Ehrenb. ex Schweinf., Boerhavia viscosa Fresen..
References regarding Boerhavia diffusa L. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1768)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1768)
· Mant. Pl. Altera (1771)
· Observationum Botanicarum (Jacquin) (1771)
· Fl. Cochinch. (1790)
· Actes de la Société d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris (1792)
· Phytographia (1794)
· Species Plantarum. (1797)
· Anales de Ciencias Naturales (1801)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1820)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1832)
· Mus. Senckenberg.
2) Boerhavia diffusa L. var. diffusa is another plant having the following synonyms: Boerhavia adscendens Willd., Boerhavia africana Lour., Boerhavia coccinea var. paniculata (Rich.) Moscoso, Boerhavia paniculata Rich., nom. illeg., non Boerhavia paniculata Lam., Boerhavia repens L. var. diffusa (L.) Hook.f., Commicarpus africanus (Lour.) Dandy.
References regarding Boerhavia diffusa L. var. diffusa for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1768)
· Actes de la Société d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris (1792)
· Species Plantarum. (1797)
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