Species Boerhavia coccinea
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Boerhavia coccinea.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Boerhavia:
For Herman Boerhaave (1668–1739), Dutch anatomical physician, botanist and chemist, who held three professorships at the University of Leiden, that of professor of botany and medicine (1709), of practical medicine (1714, a year in which he also became rector), and of chemistry (1718). His reputation was such that he tutored Peter the Great in maritime affairs and knew Linnaeus and Voltaire well. During his career he introduced the modern system of clinical instruction, described ‘Boerhaave’s syndrome’, a condition involving a torn oesophagus, described plant species, and published numerous works in medicine and chemistry. In 1728 he was elected to the French Academy of Sciences.
Etymology of coccinea:
From the Latin coccineus = ‘scarlet’
Scientific name:
Boerhavia coccinea Mill.
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Gard. Dict. ed. VIII. Boerhavia no. 4 (1768)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1768
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Boerhavia coccinea.