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Family: Nyctaginaceae Distribution: As a weed in fields. Found in tropics. Photographed at Nellore of A.P, India. Description; Erect annual herbs,25-40cm tall. leaves 1-4x 1-2.5 cm elliptic ovate, undulate, acute, base rounded, chartaceous, glaucous beneath, Flowers 2-4mm, white in long axilary or terminal panicles. Peduncles thin and much branched. Friuts 2-3mm obconic with truncate apex, grooved. This is the White Punarnava, having high reputation as Ayurvedic medicine. It is described as Boerhavia punarnava by Saha and Krishna moorthy.

Reference: Flora of Nellore district by B.Suryanarayana and A.S.Rao, ENVIS.
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by lalithamba at https://www.flickr.com/photos/45835639@N04/5119997803. It was reviewed on 18 May 2013 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

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