Nyctaginaceae Juss.
Boerhavia diffusa L. , legitimate, scientific
Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 3 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Habitat in India."
Choisy, J.D. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (1849), Nyctagineae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 13(2): 452 [secondary reference]
Hooker, J.D. (29 December 1859), Introductory Essay. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(11): xlvi [secondary reference]
Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 277 [secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (June 1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(75): 77 [secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (September 1877), List of the plants obtained during Mr. C. Giles's travels in Australia in 1875 and 1876. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 15: 276 [secondary reference]
Tate, R. (1880), A Census of the Indigenous Flowering Plants and Ferns of Extra-Tropical South Australia. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 3: 60 [secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1881), A catalogue of plants collected during Mr. Alexander Forrest's geographical exploration of North-west Australia in 1879. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 14: 85 [secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1881), Plants of North-Western Australia. Western Australia - Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council: 8, 16 [secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 32 [secondary reference]
Hooker, J.D. (August 1885), Nyctagineae. The Flora of British India 4(12): 709 [basionym]
basionym of: Boerhavia repens var. diffusa (L.) Hook.f. legitimate
Hemsley, W.B. (1896), The Flora of Lord Howe Island. Annals of Botany 10(2): 248 [secondary reference]
Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 91 [secondary reference]
Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 396 [secondary reference]
common name: Hogweed [n/a]
  • Vernacular: Goitcho
  • Vernacular: Koo-joo
  • Vernacular: A-mi
Domin, K. (1921), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 645 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Boerhavia repens L. legitimate
Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 217, Fig. 95 [secondary reference]
Gardner, C.A. (June 1930), Part II. Proteaceae–Papilionaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 41 [secondary reference]
Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 333, Fig. 472 [secondary reference]
Anonymous in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), Plants collected by Dr H. Basedow on the Mackay Expedition in Arnhem Land, 1928. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 322 [secondary reference]
Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 226 [secondary reference]
Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 178 [secondary reference]
Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 233 BHL [secondary reference]
Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 119 [secondary reference]
Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 289-290 [secondary reference]
common name: Tah Vine [n/a] common name: Common Spiderling [n/a] common name: Giotcho [n/a] common name: Hogweed [n/a] common name: Tar Vine [n/a]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 170 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Boerhavia repens L. legitimate
Pedley, L. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Nyctaginaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 34-35, Fig. 51 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Boerhavia repens L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Boerhavia diandra L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Boerhavia pubescens R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Boerhavia mutabilis R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Boerhavia schomburgkiana Oliv. legitimate
Hewson, H.J. & Meikle, R.D. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Nyctaginaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 13 [secondary reference]
Hewson, H.J. & Meikle, R.D. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Nyctaginaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 12 [pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to: Boerhavia coccinea Mill. legitimate by Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 277
Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Nyctaginaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 96-97, Fig. 12E [secondary reference]
common name: Tar Vine [n/a]
Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 73 [secondary reference]
  • Comment: Appears in square brackets and italics as an "erroneous record".
Du Puy, D.J. & Telford, I.R.H. (1993), Nyctaginaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 105-106 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Boerhavia caespitosa Ridl. legitimate misapplication: Boerhavia diffusa var. pubescens Choisy legitimate by Rendle, A.B. in Andrews, C.W. (1900), Apetalae. A Monograph of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean): 185 misapplication: Boerhavia repens var. diffusa (L.) Hook.f. legitimate by Ridley, H.N. (1906), The botany of Christmas Island. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 45: 214
Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 308 [secondary reference]
Williams, D.G. (1994), Vegetation and flora of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 404: 23 [secondary reference]
Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Nyctaginaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 103 [misapplied]
misapplied to: Boerhavia dominii Meikle & Hewson legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 119
Jessup, L.W. (2003), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 1 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to: Boerhavia sp. (St George A.Hill AQ399299) [n/a] by Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Nyctaginaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 96-97, Fig. 12E
Jessup, L.W. (2003), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 1 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to: Boerhavia sp. (Bargara L.Pedley 5382) [n/a] by Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Nyctaginaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 96-97, Fig. 12E
Jessup, L.W. (2003), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 1 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to: Boerhavia schomburgkiana Oliv. legitimate by Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Nyctaginaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 96-97, Fig. 12E
Jessup, L.W. (2003), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 1 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to: Boerhavia pubescens R.Br. legitimate by Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Nyctaginaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 96-97, Fig. 12E
Jessup, L.W. (2003), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 1 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to: Boerhavia dominii Meikle & Hewson legitimate by Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Nyctaginaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 96-97, Fig. 12E
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]
orthographic variant: Boerhaavia diffusa F.Muell. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Boerhavia diffusa var. eudiffusa Heimerl nom. inval. nomenclatural synonym: Boerhavia diffusa L. var. diffusa legitimate taxonomic synonym: Boerhavia caespitosa Ridl. legitimate misapplication: Boerhavia diffusa var. pubescens Choisy legitimate by Rendle, A.B. in Andrews, C.W. (1900), Apetalae. A Monograph of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean): 185
  • APC Dist.: WA, CoI, ChI
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to: Boerhavia schomburgkiana Oliv. legitimate by Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 333, Fig. 472
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to: Boerhavia dominii Meikle & Hewson legitimate by Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 333, Fig. 472
[misapplied]
misapplied to: Boerhavia dominii Meikle & Hewson legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1973), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 2: 119
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to: Boerhavia coccinea Mill. legitimate by Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 277
[pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to: Boerhavia coccinea Mill. legitimate by Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 333, Fig. 472
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]
misapplied to: Boerhavia albiflora Fosberg legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (June 1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(75): 77
[misapplied]
misapplied to: Boerhavia albiflora Fosberg legitimate by Hemsley, W.B. (1896), The Flora of Lord Howe Island. Annals of Botany 10(2): 248
[misapplied]
misapplied to: Boerhavia albiflora Fosberg legitimate by Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 170
Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (3 October 2014), Appendix A. Name and status changes 2013 census to 2014 census. Census of the Queensland Flora: 25 [secondary reference]
Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (31 March 2016), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2015. Nuytsia 27: 9 [secondary reference]
  • Text: "Name made current. Taxon reinstated. G.J. Keighery in litt. (23/12/2014)."
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
orthographic variant: Boerhaavia diffusa F.Muell. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Boerhavia diffusa var. eudiffusa Heimerl nom. inval. nomenclatural synonym: Boerhavia diffusa L. var. diffusa legitimate taxonomic synonym: Boerhavia caespitosa Ridl. legitimate misapplication: Boerhavia diffusa var. pubescens Choisy legitimate by Rendle, A.B. in Andrews, C.W. (1900), Apetalae. A Monograph of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean): 185
  • APC Dist.: WA, CoI, ChI, Qld (naturalised)
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to: Boerhavia schomburgkiana Oliv. legitimate by Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 333, Fig. 472