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Spermacoce articularis L.f., Suppl. Pl. 119 1782. (syn. Borreria articularis (L.f.) F.N.Williams; Spermacoce flexuosa Lour.; Spermacoce longicaulis R.Br. ex G.Don; Spermacoce ramosissima R.Br. ex Wall. [Invalid]; Spermacoce scabra Willd.; (=) Spermacoce hispida auct.);
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Trop. & Subtrop. Asia as per WCSP;
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Assam; Bangladesh; Borneo; China Southeast; East Himalaya; India; Jawa; Madagascar; Malaya; Mauritius; Myanmar; Nansei-shoto; Nepal; Northern Territory; Philippines; Queensland; South China Sea; Sri Lanka; Sulawesi; Taiwan; Tanzania; Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life;
. sperm-a-KOH-see — seed point, referring to the capsule being surrounded by calyx points … Dave’s Botanary ar-tik-yoo-LAR-iss — having joints, jointed . commonly known as: jointed buttonweed • Gujarati: ખરસટ શંખલો kharsat shankhlo, મદનઘંટી madanghanti, માધુરી જડી madhuri jadi • Hindi: गुठारी guthari • Kannada: ಮದನಗಂಟಿ madanaganti, ತರತಾವಳ್ tartavalu • Malayalam: തറുതാവൽ tharthaval, കുടൽചുരുക്കി kudalchurukki • Marathi: मदनघंटी madanghanti • Nepali: गनेली झार ganeli jhar • Tamil: நத்தைச்சூரி nattai-c-curi • Telugu: మదన madana • Tulu: ತರತಾವಳ್ tartavalu .
Native to: s China, e Asia, India, Indo-China, Malesia; naturalized elsewhere
. Small perennial herb with procumbent or ascending branches, strongly angled; leaves sessile or subsessile, oblong-elliptic to obovate-spathulate, 10-15 mm long, minutely hairy, apex obtuse or rounded; flowers white or tinged pink, in axillary clusters of 1-6, bracts linear up to mm long; calyx lobes 4, narrowly triangular, 1.5 mm long; corolla tube 6-10 mm long, lobes 2 mm long; capsule globose to ellipsoid, 2-2.5 mm long.
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Rubiaceae week- Spermacoce articularis at Nagpur: Have found this plant growing on Konkan coasts too.
Rubiaceae Week: Spermacoce articularis from Dakpathar: syn: Borreria articularis (L. f.) F. N. Williams
Small perennial herb with procumbent or ascending branches, strongly angled; leaves sessile or subsessile, oblong-elliptic to obovate-spathulate, 10-15 mm long, minutely hairy, apex obtuse or rounded; flowers white or tinged pink, in axillary clusters of 1-6, bracts linear up to mm long; calyx lobes 4, narrowly triangular, 1.5 mm long; corolla tube 6-10 mm long, lobes 2 mm long; capsule globose to ellipsoid, 2-2.5 mm long.
Photographed near Dakpathar on way to Chakrata in September
¿ / Oldenlandia / Spermacoce / ? at Ken Gharial Sanctuary :: 15 SEP 13 :: DV : 3 images. 5 posts by 3 authors.
Ken Gharial Sanctuary … about 500 – 1800 ft asl
Date / Time: 15 SEP 13 at 11:54 AM … Altitude: about 610 ft asl
¿ / Oldenlandia / Spermacoce / ? … (family: Rubiaceae)
Dear friends, ID please. Spermacoce articularis?? I agree with S. articularis.
Pl. find the attached file contain photos for id. confirmation.
Location: Adyar, Chennai
Date: 11.11.2013
Habitat: Garden
Habit: Herb I would call this Spermacoce articularis!
For Identification. : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6)
Please help with Id of this annual herbaceous plant.
Aerial weak decumbent stem, Leaves simple opposite decussate, Deccurrent leaf base. Whole plant full of hairs. Interpetiolar stipules present.
Locality-Shivamogga
Habitat- Tropical semi-evergreen forest. I hope Spermacoce articularis….!!
Borreria articularis – indiantreepix | Google Groups : 1 image. Please help to identify this Rubiaceae herb. Found in open pasture land.
Place: Kancheepuram dist, TN
Date: 28 Nov 2009 Flowers of Spermacoce articularis Commonly known as the jointed buttonweed
creeper for id – efloraofindia | Google Groups : 3 images. Date/Time- 1st sept Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- bandhavgarh ntl park Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- wild Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- herb Height/Length- 4-5 inches This small creeper type plant was growing near the road side.
Nice pictures of Spermacoce articularis.
Spermacoce articularis indeed Yes this herb is Spermacoce articularis L.f.
follow the link for earlier pictures
Names of Plants in India :: Spermacoce articularis L.f. : 2 posts by 2 authors. 1 image.
. Spermacoce articularis is commonly known as: bristly buttonweed, false buttonweed, jointed buttonweed, shaggy buttonweed
and following Tamil and Telugu: • Tamil: நத்தைச்சூரி nattai-c-curi • Telugu: మదనగ్రంధి madana-grandhi Please validate the names following, requesting you to provide at least one valid name in each language put in native script. • Hindi: ¿ मदनघण्टी ? madanaghanti • Kannada: daare botu, daare kaddi, madana buddame gida, madana ganti, madanabadu, madanaganti, megidda • Malayalam: kutalccurukki, nattaccuri, tardavel, tartaval, thartuvel • Marathi: ¿ घंटी ची भाजी ? ghanti chi bhaaji • Sanskrit: madanaghanti Here are a few more
Sans.: Madanaghanta
Hindi: Guthari
Beng.: Madana-banta-kadu
Mar.: Ghanti-chi-bhaji
Guj.: Madhuri jedi
Tam.: Natai churi, nutti choori
Borreria spp id:ID please
Date/Time- 27.08.12 / 10.30am
Location- Palghar tehsil, Thane district , Maharashtra
Habitat– growing in and around hilly region, found on the slope as well as on the top of a small hill
Plant Habit- a creeping herb
Is this borreria articularis ?
On the top of the hiill I found the same plant with same characters only with stout habit. Attaching its picture below (DSCN4210). Is it the same spp (Ecotype?)
I think Borreria articularis only. Spermacoce articularis L.f. is accepted name now
Herb for identification : 230912 RV 1: I think Spermacoce articularis?? (Family: Rubiaceae). … my thought same as …, Spermacoce articularis (Family: Rubiaceae) Yes, …, this is Spermacoce articularis L. f.
Syn: Borreria articularis (L.f.) F.N. Will.; Spermacoce hispida Hook.f.
[EfloraofIndia_Rubiaceae week_060212PD03_ Spermacoce articularis_Flora of Odisha] : Name: Spermacoce articularis
Family: Rubiaceae
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Wild, Grasslands
Place of collection: Ravpur, Nayagarh, Odisha Another great set of pictures.
Rubiaceae week: Spermacoce articularis from Morni Hills: Another set of beautiful tiny flowers.
Rubiaceae Week :: Spermacoce articularis at Kolad:
Spermacoce articularis L.f. sperm-a-KOH-see — seed point, referring to the capsule being surrounded by calyx points
ar-tik-yoo-LAR-iss — having joints, jointed Sep 26, 2009 … at Kolad, Maharashtra No doubt all your pics are superb…thanks a lot..
152-TSP-ID-01FEB2018-1: A herb near Chikmagalur for ID assistance. : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Kindly examine and identify this plant Habit: Herb Habitat: Wild,Semi-evergreen forest fringe. Sighting: Near Chikmagalur,Karnataka,about 1200 msl Date: 10-10-2015 Rubiaceae– spermacoce or similar genera. Pl. check species under I think it matches with Spermacoce articularis. Thanks again … Ref: flowersofindia
Spermacoce hispida L. SN Oct 22 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (4).
Spermacoce hispida L, Rubiaceae,
prostrate or ascending weed, medicinal herb, very common weed in the rainfed lands It should be Spermacoce articularis as per comparative images at Spermacoce and as per keys at Flora of China Yes, it’s S. articularis only,
Plant from Chhattisgarh 2 – indiantreepix | Google Groups : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1) Borreria ? (RUBIACEAE) A member of Rubiaceae and please try in Borreria sp. Borreria hispida (L.) Schumann, It correct name is Spermacoce hispida L. Although not clearly visible, corolla tube should be long.
It should be Spermacoce articularis as per comparative images at Spermacoce and as per keys at Flora of China S. aurticularis only,
Konkan, May 2014 :: Requesting ID of this herb :: 16JUN014 :: ARK-28 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3).
Requesting to please ID this herb captured in a field near Devgad, Maharashtra in May 2014. It is Spermacoce hispida (Borreria hispida) of Rubiaceae, a common weed in rainfed fields. Although not clearly visible, corolla tube should be long. Possibly Neanotis so. But id cannot be conclusive. Thanks, … If so, pl. check at /species/m—z/r/rubiaceae/neanotis Does not seem to match with any species so far at Neonotis
I think close to Spermacoce articularis only.
04092013 BRS 510 : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 2 authors. Location: Chembarampakkam, Chennai
Date: 31.08.2013
Habitat: Rural
Habit: herb Spermacoce hispida (= Borreria hispida). Although not visible, corolla tube should be long.
It should be Spermacoce articularis as per comparative images at Spermacoce and as per keys at Flora of China Am also agree with S. articularis.
efloraofindia:”For Id wild herb with lilac flowers at Talegaon Dabhade :Jan 2016: MR-04″ : 9 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (4) Talegaon Dabhade Pune
Dec 2015
Requesting to Id this wild herb with lilac flowers i think its some Spermacoce spp Spermacoce species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available on net) Spermacoce hirsuta? Spermacoce hispida, perhaps. Thank you for the Id Although not clearly visible, corolla tube should be long.
It should be Spermacoce articularis as per comparative images at Spermacoce and as per keys at Flora of China Yes, it’s S. articularis.
08092013 BRS 516 : Attachments (2). 5 posts by 4 authors. Location: Chembarampakkam, Chennai
Date: 31.08.2013
Habitat: Rural
Habit: Herb Spermacoce articularis L. f. yes this is Spermacoce articularis of Rubiaceae; used as fodder for cattle.
presenting for ID
Location : Chennai outskirts
Date :11.12.19
Elevation : 30 mtrs
Habitat : Road side among grass and short plants
Habit : Short spreading plant
Spermacoce sp. ? Pl. check, as per … suggestion, comparative images at Spermacoce articularis
Please help id this tiny annual lavender-colored flower : 6 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (2)
Bhopal. Sandstone Vindhyan hills. 25/8/2020
Neanotis? I concur with … But unable to pinpoint the species Neanotis montholonii ?? I feel it is Borreria/Spermacoce, check for S. articularis? Yes it’s Spermacoce articularis . 94 ID wild plant: 13 images. Spermacoce articularis L.f. ! I concur with … . Identify the Neanotis sp.?: 2 high res. images.
Habitat:- dry & rocky area Habit:- An annual herb
Leaves:- ovat-lanceolate
Flower:- light purple in terminal cymes Spermacoce articularis Yes. Agree with … Which place? Loc- Zawar area, Udaipur Rajasthan . Spermacoce articularis L.f.: 7 very high res. images.
Location: Dailekh, West Nepal Altitude: 1200 m. Date: 13 August 2021 Habit : Wild . Spermacoce articularis L.f.: 9 very high res. images. Location: Dailekh, West Nepal
Altitude: 1200 m.
Date: 13 August 2021
Habit : Wild . Spermacoce articularis from Anjana layout Bangalore-GS29012022-3: 4 very high res. images. . Plant ID help SD162: 2 images. Spermacoce articularis L.f. ?? Yes, appears close to images at Spermacoce articularis L.f. . SD167 plant ID: 2 images- 1 high res. Spermacoce alata Aubl. ?? I think it is more closer to images at Spermacoce articularis L.f.
. Rubiaceae: Spermacoce articularis L.f.: 1 image.
synonyms: Borreria articularis (L.f.) F.N.Williams, Spermacoce scabra Willd.
location/date: Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, October 1994
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