Nyctaginaceae FAMILY

Boerhavia erecta

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

Neonatal tetanus is relatively prevalent in parts of Sudan and this plant is suspected of being a vehicle for the infection[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Botanical Description

Boerhavia erecta is an erect annual to perennial plant with a stout rootstock, growing up to 1 metre tall. The stems branch mainly from the base and can become woody at their bottoms[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is often gathered from the wild, especially in India, for local medicinal use[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeProbably originating in the New World Tropics, it has become a pantropical weed.

HabitatDisturbed sandy and rocky soil in open bushland, waste ground, cultivation, roadsides; alluvial plains; at elevations from sea level to 2,500 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].