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Updated 4/5/2013
Family Nyctaginaceae
HAWAII - INDIGENOUS
Boerhavia repens
BROAD-LEAVED ALENA
Indigenous sprawling herb common along dry coasts & leeward
slopes. Has sticky fruits
& a tuberous root. Leaves orbicular, margin entire or slightly
undulate, flowers borne on axillary cymes, robust habit. Native
from Africa to the Pacific Islands. |
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