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J.M. Garg

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Apr 7, 2018, 9:40:36 AM4/7/18
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Thanks, Lalithamba ji.

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Garg ji
I had gone through the Boerhavia page, nice compilation, i would like to add Boerhavia.repens , I have collected from Udayagiri of Nellore district;
the plant branches are very long than B.diffusa; it is fleshy, viscid and sticky; the flowers are relatively larger than B.diffusa, stamens 4 only while in B.diffusa stamens are 5.
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Dear members,           

Pl. go through Boerhavia and Commicarpus ‎(Nyctaginaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia.

If you find any incorrect identification, pl. let us know. If anybody can send images of other species of this genera (for incorporation in the website), if any, or can identify unidentified images, it will be really nice.
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IMG_9381Boerhavia repens leaf .jpg
PB050018 boerhavia repens.jpg

J.M. Garg

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Apr 7, 2018, 10:04:45 AM4/7/18
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Thanks, Lalithamba ji.
But there is a lot of taxonomic confusion here.

Confusion is evident from:  
2. Pl. see Flora of Pakistan for sketchy details (Boerhavia procumbens Banks ex Roxb. mentioned here is a synonym for Boerhavia repens subsp. repens as per per latest scrutiny in Catalogue of Life with no distribution shown in India or Pakistan. Further Boerhavia diandra L. mentioned here is a synonym for Boerhavia repens subsp. diandra (L.) Maire & Weiller with no distribution shown in India or Pakistan)
3. Flora of China says "Boerhavia coccinea, B. diffusa, and B. repens have been much confused. This is partly because of problems with typification: the type collection of B. repens, in particular, is very far from adequate, partly because the boundaries between these rather plastic weeds are not as clearly defined as one would like them to be. It is worth noting that as early as 1849, Choisy noted five different usages of B. diffusa. Published records from China need to be treated with caution. A record of the Indian species B. crispa Heyne ex J. D. Hooker from Taiwan seems to be based on a misidentification."

As per latest scrutiny by Catalogue of Life, Boerhavia repens L. has no distribution in our area.



J.M. Garg

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Apr 7, 2018, 10:40:56 AM4/7/18
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WCSP has still not taken up this family as per http://wcsp.science.kew.org/incfamilies.do

J.M. Garg

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Apr 9, 2018, 12:49:26 AM4/9/18
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Thanks a lot, Lalithamba ji

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Thank you Garg ji
I have identified it after reading all the literature cited by you, but the specimen is different from Boerhavia diffusa,that is sure
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J.M. Garg

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Apr 16, 2018, 11:12:48 AM4/16/18
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I think fruit is the key character. It is not very clear to me in your images.
 
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IMG_4718 Boerhavia repens.jpg
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IMG_9381Boerhavia repens leaf .jpg
PB050018 boerhavia repens.jpg

J.M. Garg

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Apr 22, 2018, 4:37:15 AM4/22/18
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Reply from another thread: 
I had gone through the article;2 points are not coinciding; 1.number of stamens(2-3 as per the article); 2 the plant is very sticky, boerhavia diffusa is not sticky; the pod shape is also not coinciding with B.diffusa; some species need further taxonomic revision
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Gurcharan Singh

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Mar 18, 2021, 8:49:22 AM3/18/21
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Forwarding for ID
Distributed as Boerhavia diffusa ?
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Gurcharan Singh

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Mar 18, 2021, 8:50:25 AM3/18/21
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Forwarding for ID
Distributed as Boerhavia diffusa ?
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Thanks, Lalithamba ji.

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IMG_4718 Boerhavia repens.jpg
IMG_9178 Boerhavia repens.jpg
IMG_9256 Boerhavia repens.JPG
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PB050018 boerhavia repens.jpg

Saroj Kumar Kasaju

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2:47 AM (12 hours ago) 2:47 AM
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I guess this is Boerhavia diffusa L. only.

Thank you
Saroj Kasaju
IMG_4718 Boerhavia repens.jpg
IMG_9178 Boerhavia repens.jpg
IMG_9256 Boerhavia repens.JPG
IMG_9381Boerhavia repens leaf .jpg
PB050018 boerhavia repens.jpg

Lalithamba Avadhanam

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4:04 AM (11 hours ago) 4:04 AM
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Boerhavia crispa F.Heyne ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 709 (1885)

It Looks like B.diffusa, but the stems  stout, scaberulously pubescent; nodes swollen. Leaves in unequal pairs; lamina ovate-oblong,2-3 x 1.5-1.8cm, coriaceous, scabrid, margins crispy-undulate; petiole 0.5cm long; nerves prominent when dry. Flowers 3mm, sessile or subsessile, pink in laxly branched panicle with few capitate heads.  Anthocarps glandular, obovoid or obconical with 5 ribs.

Distribution: Rare; in Velugonda hills. Endemic to Peninsular India.

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