Aerva is a genus ofplants in the familyAmaranthaceae. Its species are native to the palaeotropics, throughout continentalAfrica,Madagascar and smaller islands (Mauritius andSocotra), through parts of the Middle East, India, and southeast Asia.[2][3]Aerva javanica is an alien in northern Australia.[4]
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