| Aerva javanica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Aerva |
| Species: | A. javanica
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| Binomial name | |
| Aerva javanica | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Achyranthes javanica Pers. | |
Aerva javanica, the kapok bush or desert cotton, is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It has a native distribution incorporating much of Africa (including Madagascar), and the south-west and south of Asia, and it has become adventitious in northern Australia.[2][3]
- ^ Aerva javanica at Tropicos
- ^ "Aerva javanica". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Schult. Kapok Bush". FloraBase. Western Australian Herbarium. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2017.