Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Boerhavia tuberosa Lam. (GBIF, 2022); Syn.: Boerhavia excelsa Willd.; Harriman (1999) as Commicarpus crassifolius Heimerl. In Hooker (1847), Stewart (1911), Chrisotphersen (1932), and Svenson (1935) as Boerhaavia scandens L., Andersson (1855) as Boerhavia scandens L.

Origin: Native

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

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