Spermacoce latifolia Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane: 55 (1775) (syn: Borreria bartlingiana DC.Borreria eradii RaviBorreria fockeana Miq. ; Borreria latifolia (Aubl.) K.Schum.; Borreria latifolia f. fockeana (Miq.) Steyerm.Borreria latifolia var. fockeana (Miq.) Bremek.Borreria latifolia f. minor (K.Schum.) Steyerm.Borreria latifolia var. minor K.Schum.Borreria latifolia var. scabrida (DC.) K.Schum.Borreria latifolia f. scabrida (DC.) Steyerm.Borreria latifolia var. sideritis K.Schum.Borreria penicillata Miq.Borreria perrottetii DC.Borreria platyphylla DC.Borreria scabrida DC.Borreria sideritis Cham. & Schltdl.Borreria splitgerheri Bremek.Borreria tetraptera Miq.Neanotis monosperma var. tirunelvelica A.N.Henry & Chandrab.Spermacoce aspera Aubl.Spermacoce aspera var. latifolia Griseb.Spermacoce bartlingiana (DC.) Hemsl.Spermacoce caerulescens Aubl.Spermacoce scabrida Pohl ex DC.Tardavel bartlingiana (DC.) Conz. ; Tardavel latifolia (Aubl.) Standl.);
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Mexico to Tropical America: Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Central American Pac, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela; Introduced into: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Laos, Liberia, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Northern Territory, Queensland, Samoa, Sierra Leone, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, Zaïre as per POWO;
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Andaman Is. , Argentina Northeast , Assam , Bangladesh , Belize , Bolivia , Borneo , Brazil North , Brazil Northeast , Brazil South , Brazil Southeast , Brazil West-Central , Cambodia , Cameroon , Caroline Is. , Central American Pacific Is. , China South-Central , China Southeast , Colombia , Costa Rica , East Himalaya , Ecuador , El Salvador , Fiji , Florida , French Guiana , Gabon , Ghana , Guatemala , Guinea , Guyana , Hainan , Honduras ,
India , Ivory Coast , Jawa , Laos , Leeward Is. , Liberia , Malaya , Mexico Gulf , Mexico Southeast , Mexico Southwest , Myanmar , Nepal , Nicaragua , Northern Territory , Panamá , Paraguay , Peru , Queensland , Samoa , Sierra Leone , South China Sea , Sri Lanka , Sumatera , Suriname , Taiwan , Thailand , Trinidad-Tobago , Uganda , Venezuela , Zaire
as per Catalogue of Life;
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Colombia to N. South America and W. Brazil as per WCSP;

Spermacoce alata is a species of plants in the Rubiaceae.[2] It is widespread across the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere and naturalized in many other parts of the world.
Spermacoce alata is a perennial herb, sometimes erect but other times decumbent. Stems are square in cross-section, with wings along the corners running lengthwise along the stem. Leaves are elliptical to oblong, up to 8 cm long. Flowers are white to very pale purple, formed in axillary clumps.[3]
(From Wikipedia on 17.11.14)
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Rubiaceae herb for identification 130812MK01: 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (8).
Please help me to identify this herb found on a fallow land and grassland near Solayar near Valapari in western ghats. Is this Spermacoce sp.?
Leaf: 5×3 cm
Flower: 0.8cm long
Plant trails to a length of 1-2 feet
Place: Solayar, Valparai, TN
Alt.: 1050 m asl
Date: 02 Aug 2012

I think it is Spermacoce ocymoides (Rubiaceae), because it is an erect herb, leaves decussate, corolla white. It is very common in scrub forest, waterlands and layer of soil by rocks.


It is Spermacoce latifolia Aubl.
Syn: Borreria latifolia (Aubl.) K. Schum.; Borreria eradii Ravi

Baburaj et al. 2001 done a work on Spermacoce latifolia Aubl. but I don’t know the paper name.



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Spermacoce latifolia at Pachmarhi :: 18 SEP 13 :: DV : 4 images. 6 posts by 3 authors.
Pachmarhi … about 3600 feet ft asl
Date / Time: 18 SEP 13 at 08:47 AM … Altitude: about 3568 ft asl
Spermacoce latifolia Aubl. … (family: Rubiaceae)


Awesome shots …


There is confusion on the internet. Spermacoce latifolia is shown differently in certain sites.
These websites show plant similar to Spermacoce ocymoides
AND another set of websites perhaps are showing correctly …
I hope the latter set of websites are showing Spermacoce latifolia correctly; please validate.


In view of this paper
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319131179  A_New_Weed_in_Florida_Spermacoce_latifolia_and the_Distinction_between_S_alata_and_S_latifolia Spermacoceae_Rubiaceae
and updates on POWO, this plant should be Spermacoce latifolia Aubl., as originally considered by Dinesh.  Spermacoce alata is a different plant, not found in India.


I tried to find through my posts – as to how I deflected from latifolia to alata, but I could not find it.
I will revise my notes shortly.


Please have a look at the links and suggest !
https://efloraofindia.com/2012/08/20/spermacoce-latifolia/


I had forgotten to add in my post that all plants on eFI, listed under Spermacoce alata, should logically be taken as Spermacoce latifolia, as S. alata is restricted to South America but S. latifolia is naturalized in Tropical Asia and Africa.


May I have your opinion on the following links from the GBIF ?
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2598659804


I think all these links are still following the old belief that there are not two, but a single species called Spermacoce alata, with S. latifolia as a synonym. Infact Flora of China still has that. But in the light of the paper that I sent, and the present status in POWO, these two are distinct species.


Yes, I guess all yo be revised including images on google.
Actually, did not find a single image of the real S. alata.



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Spermacoce alata Aubl from Assam KD 03 Dec 14 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5).

Attached images may be Spermacoce alata Aubl (= Spermacoce latifolia Aubl.). My earlier upload. Please validate.
Date :04.12.2014
Location: Assam
Family : Rubiaceae
Genus & species : Spermacoce alata Aubl (= Spermacoce latifolia Aubl.)
Habitat: Grows wild on open space
Habit : Herb

This should be Spermacoce latifolia Aubl. (which is different from Spermacoce alata Aubl.) as per discussions at Spermacoce latifolia at Pachmarhi :: 18 SEP 13 :: DV
Thanks, …, for pointing it out.


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Exallage auricularia (L.) Bremek. (accepted name) ??? : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (13)
Sharing some pictures I guess is Exallage auricularia (L.) Bremek. (accepted name syn: Hedyotis auricularia L. shot at Pashupati Forest Kathmandu on 16 October 2016 at 4400 ft. 

efi page on Oldenlandia auricularia                                          


It is not Exallage auricularia (L.) Bremek. (Hedyotis auricularia L. It is Spermacoce latifolia a weed in partially shaded place


Thank you … for correcting ID.
Nepali Name: पौंधी Poundhi 


Spermacoce alata Aubl. (accepted name) (CoL)


ID validation please.


I think matches with images of Spermacoce alata at Spermacoce latifolia :: Bisle Ghat :: 15 NOV 2016 :: DVDEC76


Spermacoce alata Aubl. (accepted name)
Nepali Name : पौंधी  Paundhee


This should be Spermacoce latifolia Aubl. (which is different from Spermacoce alata Aubl.) as per discussions at Spermacoce latifolia at Pachmarhi :: 18 SEP 13 :: DV
Thanks, …, for pointing it out.


Yes


Bisle Ghat Karnataka
Date: 15 NOV 2016 … Altitude range: ~ 956 – 139 m (3136 – 456 ft) asl
Spermacoce latifolia Aubl. … (family: Rubiaceae)
Native of tropical Americas, naturalized elsewhere.


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Spermacoce alata Aubl. : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7)
Location: Peace Pagoda, Pokhara, Nepal 
Date : 11 August 2017
Altitude : 3600 ft.


This should be Spermacoce latifolia Aubl. (which is different from Spermacoce alata Aubl.) as per discussions at Spermacoce latifolia at Pachmarhi :: 18 SEP 13 :: DV
Thanks, …, for pointing it out.


Yes

via Species‎ > ‎S‎ > Spermacoce alata Aubl. … family: Rubiaceae
Flowers of India Discussions at efloraofindia more views in flickr more views on Google Earth
sperm-a-KOH-see — seed point, referring to the capsule being surrounded by calyx pointsDave’s Botanary
a-LAY-tuh — wingedDave’s Botanary
commonly known as: broad-leaved false buttonweed, oval-leaf false buttonweedKannada: ದಾರೆಕಡ್ಡಿ daarekaddi, ಮದನಗಂಟಿ madanagantiMalayalam: തറുതാവൽ tharthaval, കുടൽചുരുക്കി kudalchurukkiNepali: पौंधी paundhiSanskrit: मदनघण्टा madanaghantaTulu: ದಾರೆಕಡ್ಡಿ daarekaddi
botanical names: Spermacoce alata Aubl. … synonyms: Borreria alata (Aubl.) DC. • Borreria latifolia (Aubl.) K.Schum. • Spermacoce latifolia Aubl. … and many more at The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1.
September 18, 2013 … Pachmarhi 

This should be Spermacoce latifolia Aubl. (which is different from Spermacoce alata Aubl.) as per discussions at Spermacoce latifolia at Pachmarhi :: 18 SEP 13 :: DV
Thanks, …, for pointing it out.


Yes, thanks very much, …, for resurfacing this post, and many thanks to … too, for pointing to the correct ID.

I have corrected my notes in flickr as well as in iNaturalist.


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ANAUG28 Weed for ID : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3).

Bangalore
16th August 2014


May be a Spermacoce ….


It is Spermacoce ocimoides


I think it is Spermacoce alata Aubl. as per details and images herein and as per keys at Flora of China


This should be Spermacoce latifolia Aubl. (which is different from Spermacoce alata Aubl.) as per discussions at Spermacoce latifolia at Pachmarhi :: 18 SEP 13 :: DV
Thanks, …, for pointing it out.



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Spermacoce latifolia (?) (Rubiaceae) from Guwahati:
Are attached images Spermacoce latifolia ? Please confirm ID of this species.
Date :08/11/12
Location
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Rani,Dist- Kamrup(Metro)[Images -1,2,3,4]; Mirza,Dist- Kamrup(Rural)[Images-5,6]
Genus & species :Spermacoce latifolia (?)
Family : Rubiaceae

Habitat: Grows on road side
Habit : Herb
Flower : Small, white in colour


Yes, to me also appears close to images at Spermacoce alata Aubl.


This should be Spermacoce latifolia Aubl. (which is different from Spermacoce alata Aubl.) as per discussions at Spermacoce latifolia at Pachmarhi :: 18 SEP 13 :: DV
Thanks, …, for pointing it out.



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SK1857 22 April 2019 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)- 3 mb each.

Location:  Shankharapur, Sankhu, Kathmandu
Date: 28 September 2013
Elevation: 1560 m.

Habit : Wild
Spermacoce alata Aubl. ??
I am not sure if I had posted it earlier.

Attachments (1) – 4 mb


Attachments (1) – 4 mb


This should be Spermacoce latifolia Aubl. (which is different from Spermacoce alata Aubl.) as per discussions at Spermacoce latifolia at Pachmarhi :: 18 SEP 13 :: DV
Thanks, …, for pointing it out.


Yes


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[EfloraofIndia_Rubiaceae week_080212PD03_Mitracarpus villosus_Flora of Odisha]:
sharing the image of Mitracarpus villosus from Ranpur


I think more closer to Spermacoce alata Aubl. rather than Mitracarpus hirtus

I too agree with you, …,
it’s not Mirtacarpus, Spermacoce only,


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Spermacoce alata Aubl. : 7 posts by 1 author. 7 images- 4 to 7 mb each.
Location: Khadka Gaun, Kathmandu,  Nepal  
Date: 10 September 2020
Elevation: 1500m.
Habit : Wild

This should be Spermacoce latifolia Aubl. (which is different from Spermacoce alata Aubl.) as per discussions at Spermacoce latifolia at Pachmarhi :: 18 SEP 13 :: DV
Thanks, …, for pointing it out.


Yes 


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186 ID wild plant: 13 images.

Please ID wild plant,
Location: near Reserve Forest, Chathamattom, Ernakulam District, (Kochi) Kerala PIN:686671
Altitude: 1400fsl
Flower date: 07.11.2021, 11.50am
Habitat: wild moisture
Plant habit: creeping, branches, slender weak grooved stem 04mm diameter, hairy, annual
Height: 01 feet
Leaves: opposite, ovate, apex, hairy, winged petiole, size:5×3cm
Flower: semi globular racemose, clustered, diameter:04mm, white, non fragrant
Fruit: capsule, green into brown, size:2.5×1.5mm
Seed: brown, 2 nos., ovate, size:2×1mm
Camera: mobile Samsung Galaxy A21s

Spermacoce latifolia,


Yes matches with images at Spermacoce alata


This should be Spermacoce latifolia Aubl. (which is different from Spermacoce alata Aubl.) as per discussions at Spermacoce latifolia at Pachmarhi :: 18 SEP 13 :: DV
Thanks, …, for pointing it out.


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MS,Nov.,2022/06 Small herb for id.: 1 image.
Location : Hmuifang, Mizoram

Altitude : ca.1,450 m.
Date : 02-11-2022
Habit : Small herb
Habitat : Wild

Spermacoce alata Aubl.


Any other image?


1 very high res. image


Yes, possible as per images at
https://efloraofindia.com/2012/08/20/spermacoce-latifolia/
Side view will help in confirmation.


This should be Spermacoce latifolia Aubl. (which is different from Spermacoce alata Aubl.) as per discussions at Spermacoce latifolia at Pachmarhi :: 18 SEP 13 :: DV
Thanks, …, for pointing it out.



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