Aerva javanica(AERJA)
Overview Code created in: 2004-04-19
- EPPO Code: AERJA
- Preferred name: Aerva javanica
- Authority: (Burman) Jussieu ex Schultes
Mediterranean (southern), Western Asia (Arabia to Pakistan), Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina (Myanmar), Sénégal to Somalia, Nigeria, Cameroon, East Africa (to Mozambique), Madagascar. Used for land reclamation, but also potentially invasive
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Aerva javanica var. javanica | (Burman) Schultes |
| Aerva persica | (Burman) Merrill |
| Aerva tomentosa | Forsskål |
| Iresine javanica | Burman |
| Iresine persica | Burman |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| desert cotton | English |
| Java aerva | English (US) |
| kapok bush | English |
| loved hammidbar | Hebrew |
| לֹבֶד הַמִּדְבָּר | Hebrew |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Basal core eudicots (
1CEUD )
Order
Caryophyllales (
1CAFO )
Family
Amaranthaceae (
1AMAF )
Subfamily
Amaranthoideae (
1AMAS )
Genus
Aerva (
1AERG )
Species
Aerva javanica (
AERJA )