✿Nyctaginaceae · Boerhavia
Shweta / Erect Spiderling
Boerhavia erecta
HerbMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Boerhavia erecta
- Genus
- Boerhavia
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests and wasteland
- Distribution
- Pantropical weed
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Nyctaginaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- श्वेता shweta
- Telugu
- అడవి మామెన, అటకమామిడి
About Shweta
Erect Spiderling (Boerhavia erecta) is a herb belonging to the Nyctaginaceae family (Four-O'clock Family). It is typically found in deciduous forests and wasteland. It occurs across Pantropical weed. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Botanical family
Nyctaginaceae
Four-O'clock Family
Shweta belongs to the Nyctaginaceae family.
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