Boerhaavia (Sturtevant, 1919)
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| Boerhaavia (Sturtevant, 1919) |
Boerhaavia repens Linn.
Nyctagineae. HOG-WEED.
Cosmopolitan tropics. According to Ainslie, the leaves are eaten in India, and Graham says in the Deccan it is sometimes eaten by the natives as greens. It is a common and troublesome weed of India. The young leaves are eaten by the natives as greens and made into curries.
