Boerhavia diffusa L.

Perennial or annual herb ; up to 1 m high , woody at the base . Stems erect to ascending , or prostrate , usually much branched from base , with long internodes , glabrous , sparsely pubescent or sparsely to densely glandular , sometimes viscid . Leaves opposite , 13-20 x 11-20 mm , green tinged red with a pink margin , broadly ovate , apex acute to obtuse , base rounded to truncate , margins sinuously lobed , young leaves pubescent and ciliate with septate hairs , older leaves glabrous . Inflorescences in axillary cymes , the ultimate flowers in umbles , pedicels delicate ; peduncles 1-3 cm Flowers perianths , pink to magenta , small , ± 1 . 5 mm including the ovary ; calyx pubescent on the outside ; stamens 1–3 , subequal , slightly exserted 1 . 5–2 . 5 mm long ; ovary more or less 0 . 5 mm long , glabrous ; style 1–1 . 5 mm long , slightly exserted . Fruit anthrocarp , 3-4 mm , ellipsoid , 5-ribbed , puberulous , with small yellow glands on the ribs . Seeds minute , albuminous with endosperm . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; ... vol . 1) .

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Boerhavia adscendens Willd.
Boerhavia coccinea var. leiocarpa (Heimerl) Standl.
Boerhavia repens var. diffusa (L.) Hook.f.