Boerhavia L.

, Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 3 (1753). BHL
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:326857-2
Publication
Species Plantarum
Collation
1: 3
Date of Publication
1 Mai 1753
Family as entered in IPNI
Nyctaginaceae

Type Information

Type Name
Designated Type: B. diffusa L.
Chosen By
Hitchc. Nom. Prop. Brit. Bot. 115. 1929 [Aug 1929]

Nomenclatural Notes

Gen. Pl. ed. 5. 4. 1754

Remarks

Type: Standley (in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 375. 1909) cited B. erecta L. as the type, and his selection is rejected as mechanical (see Shenzhen Code Arts. 10.5, 10.6) Eponymy: Generic name honors: Dr. Herman Boerhaave (1668-1739) professor of botany, chemistry, and physicis, in the University of Leyden.

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Boerhavia L., Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] (1753).