[Specimen details]

Boerhavia diffusa
Family Name Nyctaginaceae
Currently Accepted Name Boerhavia diffusa L. - Determined By: Westra, 1963
Locality Suriname. Nickerie Distr. By road from Nieuw-Nickerie to the coast. 5° 58' 59" N 57° 0' 0" W
Description Flowers red; herb ca. 90 cm tall; stems prostrate at base.
Habitat Shell sand on moist clay.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector J. G. Wessels Boer 535
Collection Date 21 Jan 1963
Accession Number 84785
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