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Kohautia aspera (B.Heyne ex Roth) Bremek., Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2 48(2): 113 1952. (Syn: Hedyotis aspera B.Heyne ex Roth; Hedyotis elongata Wall. ex G.Don; Hedyotis strumosa A.Rich.; Kohautia strumosa Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Oldenlandia aspera (B.Heyne ex Roth) DC.; Oldenlandia leclercii A.Chev.; Oldenlandia strumosa (A.Rich.) Hiern);
Erect herbs, stem minutely tubercled. Leaves clustered, to 4 x 0.3 cm, linear-lanceolate, 1-nerved, apex acute, margins revolute, sessile. Racemes terminal and axillary, unilateral, panicled, to 2 cm long; flowers 5-7, white; pedicel 0.5 cm; calyx tube 1 mm, lobes 1 mm; corolla tube 3 mm, lobes 1 mm; stamens included; ovary 1 mm, globose, style 2.5 mm, stigma bifid. Capsule 3 x 3 mm. Flowering and fruiting: November-March
Dry deciduous forests and scrub jungles
Paleotropics
Re: confirmation and identification of Hedyotis spp : Attachments (4). 4 posts by 2 authors. sending images of Hedyotis for confirmation and identification of spp
It may be Kohautia aspera (= Hedyotis aspera). Requesting ID of this weed, about 1’ high. Photo taken on 04 Sept. 16 at Solapur, Maharashtra.
It is Kohautia aspera (B.Heyne ex Roth) Bremek., Syn. Hedyotis aspera B.Heyne ex Roth; Oldenlandia aspera (B.Heyne ex Roth) DC. of Family: Rubiaceae
Kohautia aspera (Oldenlandia aspera) :: Puducherry :: 15 OCT 19 : 5 posts by 3 authors. 8 images.
Puducherry near sea coast
Date: October 15, 2019 … Altitude range: about 0 – 3 m (0 – 10 feet) asl
Kohautia aspera (B.Heyne ex Roth) Bremek. … popular as Oldenlandia aspera (B.Heyne ex Roth) DC.
Many thanks to … for help with ID at facebook.
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