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Species: Boerhavia coccinea Mill. Date: 2011-01-13 Location: Near Mubvee (Hippo) Lodge, Mana Pools National Park Habitat: Open area of grassland and shrubs in riverine vegetation
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Alena or Red spiderlingNyctaginaceaeIndigenous to the Hawiian Islands (Alena is found on all the Main Hawaiian Islands and on many of the Northwest Islands: Kure Atoll, Midway Atoll, Pearl & Hermes Atoll, Lisianski, Laysan, French Frigate Shoals, and and collected only once on Nhoa at Adam's Beach in 1923 during the Tanager Expeditions.)Photo: Makapuu, OahuEarly Hawaiians and Samoans used the large roots of alena for medicinal purposes. In Samoa, the tuberous root is reportedly to have been eaten in times of famine.Polynesian Names: Aka taha (Tonga); Akataha kula (Tonga); Alena (Hawaii); Anena (Hawaii); Ktule (Niue); Luna? (Tuvalu); Nena (Hawaii); Nuna (Tokelau); Nunanuna (Societies); Patakomata (Marquesas); Runa (Cooks?, Mangareva, Tuamotus); Ufi tuli (Samoa); Ufi viole (Samoa, a modern name) EtymologyThe generic name Boerhavia was named for Hermann Boerhaave (1668-1738), a Dutch botany professor.The specific name repens is Latin for creeping, in reference to its habit of creeping along the ground.
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Boerhavia_repens
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Found near Biosphere 2 near Oracle Arizona
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August 2011 Sabino Creek, Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona
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Species: Boerhavia coccinea Mill. Date: 2011-01-13 Location: Near Mubvee (Hippo) Lodge, Mana Pools National Park Habitat: Open area of grassland and shrubs in riverine vegetation
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Alena or Red spiderlingNyctaginaceaeIndigenous to the Hawiian Islands (Alena is found on all the Main Hawaiian Islands and on many of the Northwest Islands: Kure Atoll, Midway Atoll, Pearl & Hermes Atoll, Lisianski, Laysan, French Frigate Shoals, and and collected only once on Nhoa at Adam's Beach in 1923 during the Tanager Expeditions.)Photo: Makapuu, OahuEarly Hawaiians and Samoans used the large roots of alena for medicinal purposes. In Samoa, the tuberous root is reportedly to have been eaten in times of famine.Polynesian Names: Aka taha (Tonga); Akataha kula (Tonga); Alena (Hawaii); Anena (Hawaii); Ktule (Niue); Luna? (Tuvalu); Nena (Hawaii); Nuna (Tokelau); Nunanuna (Societies); Patakomata (Marquesas); Runa (Cooks?, Mangareva, Tuamotus); Ufi tuli (Samoa); Ufi viole (Samoa, a modern name) EtymologyThe generic name Boerhavia was named for Hermann Boerhaave (1668-1738), a Dutch botany professor.The specific name repens is Latin for creeping, in reference to its habit of creeping along the ground.
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Boerhavia_repens
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Found on road to Biosphere 2 near Oracle Arizona, Sept. 16, 2009
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Family: NyctaginaceaeDistribution: As a weed in fields. Found in tropics. Photographed at Nellore of A.P, India. Description; Erect annual herbs,25-40cm tall. leaves 1-4x 1-2.5 cm elliptic ovate, undulate, acute, base rounded, chartaceous, glaucous beneath, Flowers 2-4mm, white in long axilary or terminal panicles. Peduncles thin and much branched. Friuts 2-3mm obconic with truncate apex, grooved.This is the White Punarnava, having high reputation as Ayurvedic medicine. It is described as Boerhavia punarnava by Saha and Krishna moorthy. Reference: Flora of Nellore district by B.Suryanarayana and A.S.Rao, ENVIS.
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Species: Boerhavia coccinea Mill. Date: 2011-01-13 Location: Near Mubvee (Hippo) Lodge, Mana Pools National Park Habitat: Open area of grassland and shrubs in riverine vegetation
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Alena or Red spiderlingNyctaginaceaeIndigenous to the Hawiian Islands (Alena is found on all the Main Hawaiian Islands and on many of the Northwest Islands: Kure Atoll, Midway Atoll, Pearl & Hermes Atoll, Lisianski, Laysan, French Frigate Shoals, and and collected only once on Nhoa at Adam's Beach in 1923 during the Tanager Expeditions.)Photo: Makapuu, OahuEarly Hawaiians and Samoans used the large roots of alena for medicinal purposes. In Samoa, the tuberous root is reportedly to have been eaten in times of famine.Polynesian Names: Aka taha (Tonga); Akataha kula (Tonga); Alena (Hawaii); Anena (Hawaii); Ktule (Niue); Luna? (Tuvalu); Nena (Hawaii); Nuna (Tokelau); Nunanuna (Societies); Patakomata (Marquesas); Runa (Cooks?, Mangareva, Tuamotus); Ufi tuli (Samoa); Ufi viole (Samoa, a modern name) Habit
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4955326886/in/photolist-... EtymologyThe generic name Boerhavia was named for Hermann Boerhaave (1668-1738), a Dutch botany professor.The specific name repens is Latin for creeping, in reference to its habit of creeping along the ground.
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Boerhavia_repens
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Family: NyctaginaceaeDistribution: Common in fields and open places, Through out the year, in Tropics.Diffuse herbs with woody root stock, branches 25-50 cm long appressed to the ground. Leaves opposite, in unequal pairs, sub cordate at the base, 1.5-5cm broadly ovate or elliptic -oblong, sub fleshy, (thick)slighitly whitish beeath, margin undulate.Flowers 2-4mm across, pale pink, 4-10 in umbels, forming axillary or terminal panicles. Perianth monopyllus, petaloid, limb companulate, very short, 2-mm long, 5 lobed, stamens 5 connate below the ovary, exerted filaments unequal, ovary oblique, stipitate, stigma peltate, Anthocarps 2-2.5mm oblong, pubescent.Photographed at Nellore, A.P of India. Reference: Flora of Nellore district by B.Suryanarayana and A.S.Rao, ENVIS
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August 2011 Sabino Creek, Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona
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Species: Boerhavia coccinea Mill. Date: 2011-01-13 Location: Near Mubvee (Hippo) Lodge, Mana Pools National Park Habitat: Open area of grassland and shrubs in riverine vegetation
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Jason Sharp;Fort De Soto, Pinellas County, Florida
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August 2011 Sabino Creek, Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona
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Species: Boerhavia diffusa L. Date: 2006-01-08 Location: Nr Umvumvumvu R Br. by Mutare to Birchenough Br. rd Habitat: Roadside verge
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Jason Sharp;Lithia, Hillsborough County, Florida
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Species: Boerhavia diffusa L. Date: 2014-05-03 Location: Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique Habitat: Upper part of sandy beach
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Jason Sharp;Fort De Soto, Pinellas County, Florida
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Species: Boerhavia diffusa L. Date: 2006-01-08 Location: Nr Umvumvumvu R Br. by Mutare to Birchenough Br. rd Habitat: Roadside verge
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Jason Sharp;Lithia, Hillsborough County, Florida