Plant Details

Accepted name:

Boerhavia acutifolia (Choisy) J.W.Moore [Nyctaginaceae]

Source of taxonomy and confidence:

World Checklist: unpublished records ( )

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Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
itsit	Other	Pl. Meds for Musculoskeletal Disorders, N. Pakistan (Malik et al., 2018)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Whole plant		Pl. Meds for Musculoskeletal Disorders, N. Pakistan (Malik et al., 2018)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 2 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

synonym
Boerhavia diffusa f. acutifolia (Choisy) Domin Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 92 (1926).
Boerhavia diffusa var. acutifolia Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 453 (1849).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Boerhavia acutifolia (Choisy) J.W.Moore	Pl. Meds for Musculoskeletal Disorders, N. Pakistan (Malik et al., 2018)

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