Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Boerhavia diffusa in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 3.
today: The current name for this species is Boerhavia diffusa L.
original Latin diagnosis
Boerhavia caule diffuso.
English translation
Boerhavia with stem diffuse.
| Boerhavia | Boerhavia |
| with stem | caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, -is |
| diffuse. | diffuso - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective diffusus, -a, -um; modifies caule |