Family
– Rubiaceae
Synonym
– Spermacoce shandongensis (F.Z.Li
& X.D.Chen) Govaerts
Vernacular
names – Rough buttonweed
Habit
– Herb
Habitat
– Wasteland and scrub jungles in laterite hillocks
Distribution
– Tropical America and Southern USA, now a weed in tropical Asia
and Africa
Flowering
and Fruiting – October-January
Key Identification Features – This
herb has erect branched stems with woody bases. Its leaves are narrow, covered
in stiff hairs, and have revolute margins. The flowers are pink and axillary,
while the fruits split into two indehiscent mericarps. Seeds are reddish brown
and reticulate.
Uses
– It
is a weed
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