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Richardia scabra L., Sp. Pl. 330 1753. (Syn: Plethyrsis glauca Raf.; Richardia cubensis A.Rich.; Richardia pilosa Ruiz & Pav.; Richardia procumbens Sessé & Moc.; Richardia scabra var. chacoensis E.L.Cabral & Bacigalupo; Richardsonia cubensis A.Rich.; Richardsonia pilosa (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth; Richardsonia scabra (L.) A.St.-Hil.; Spermacoce hirsuta Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.; Spermacoce involucrata Pursh);
. Tropical & Subtropical America: Alabama, Arkansas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Central American Pac, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, South Carolina, Texas, Venezuela, Virginia; Introduced: Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, China Southeast, Fiji, Hainan, Hawaii, India, Indiana, Jawa, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Myanmar, Northern Provinces, Philippines, Puerto Rico, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe as per POWO; . rich-AR-dee-uh — named for Richard Richardson, English physician and botanist
SKAY-bruh or SKAB-ruh — rough . commonly known as: Florida pusley, rough Mexican clover . Native to: tropical Americas; naturalized occasionally throughout Old World tropics . As per efi thread: This is Richardia scabra only as the calyx lobes are triangular as per Flora of Zimbabwe and POWO. .   Two Rubiacea members for id:
ALways confusing Rubiaceae members are again requested for id. excuse me for posting two spp in frame. Please check Spermacoce articularis of Rubiaceae. The posted picture looks more like Richardia scabra as per the thread.
Refer earlier discussion on Spermacoce articularis here. The first picture looks like Mitracarpus villosus and the second one is Richardia sp. I agree that Spermacoce articularis is a wrong id.
Flora of Kaiga_ID_Please_13112011 PJ1:
Commonly grow on in our Township garden & Park. Date/Time-:25/10/11 – 08:30 Location- Place, Altitude – Kaiga , Uttar Kannada ,Karnataka, 380 mtrs Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type– wild Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb– Herb Height/Length– 20cm I think Richardia scabra of Rubiaceae family. Yes, I agree with … id.    efloraindia: 141111 BRS164:
Pl. find the attached file contain photos for id. request. Location: Anaikatti (640 MSL), Coimbatore Dist.
Date: August, 2010
Habitat: Wild
Habit: Herb Looks like Borreria species. Please also check it for Richardia scabra. It look like Borreria articularis .. Yes to me it is Richardia scabra as as mentioned by … …It is Richardia scabra, Rubiaceae
For identification: Looks more like Richardia scabra of Rubiaceae.
[EfloraofIndia_Rubiaceae week_080212PD04_Richardia scabra_Flora of Odisha]: Again Beautiful CloseUP
Rubiaceae Week :: Richardia scabra at Karnataka: Crisp macros … Serious effort for IMG_7201.jpg rich-AR-dee-uh — named for Richard Richardson, English physician and botanist
SKAY-bruh or SKAB-ruh — rough Apr 22, 2011 … at Sutagatti, Karnataka
commonly known as: Florida pusley, rough Mexican clover Native to: tropical Americas; naturalized occasionally throughout Old World tropics References: Flowers of India • eFlora • Dave’s Garden • NPGS / GRIN • Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar more views: Apr 22, 2011 … at Sutagatti, Karnataka Oct 15, 2011 … at Halabhavi near Belgaum, Karnataka What a pure white flower arising from a muddy background!! Exactly the same thing came to my mind as … pure white flowers from the muddy background!!!
Richardia scabra L.
Looks Like a Borreria sp..I may be wrong though.. Thanks … for a possible id. The link shows something completely different. Richardia scabra
Coastal Herb from Java 3 : Attachments (1). 4 posts by 3 authors.
Could you help me to ID our plant please. Seems to be Richardia scabra (Rubiaceae) Yes, support to …, Richardia scabra
For ID please : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors. it is Richardia scabra L.
Pachmarhi … about 3600 feet ft asl
Date / Time: 18 SEP 13 at 08:17 AM … Altitude: about 3552 ft asl
Richardia scabra L. … (family: Rubiaceae)
Native of western hemisphere; naturalized elsewhere
SL 217 121213 : Attachments (1). 4 posts by 4 authors.
Please ID this creeping medicinal plant with white flowers. Photo was taken in Sri Lanka in Sep 2012. Seems to be Spermacoce sp. Is it Richardia scabra? Supporting …, Richardia scabra
Herb Id from Bangladesh SM040 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1).
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Plain Land Location: Narayangang Flowering: May Check Richardia scabra Rubiaceae Thanks … Last night I was thought it to be Richardia. Now it is real
Spermacoce alata? ABJUN01/13 : 3 posts by 2 authors. 4 images. I am probably way off the mark here. Please advise.
Near Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP
1800m
22 and 28 June 2016. My apologies. As I feared, I was wrong before. Now I think this is Richardia scabra. Please advise. Yes matches with images at Richardia scabra       SK541 05 JUN-2017:ID : 9 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6)
Location: Relli River,Kalimpong, India
Date: 24 May 2017
Altitude: 2000 ft.
Spermacoceae? Pl. check the spelling. Guess so but could not close in to the correct ID. It could even be a species of Borreria. But I am not able to arrive at any ID
Yes, Both same but could not close in into the correct ID! Richardia scabra L.
A little white flower from Myanmar : 6 posts by 3 authors. 2 images.
I try to determine this plant without success!
I am intrigued by the bell flower with 6 petals welded.
Pictures taken on 24-10-2016, altitude 900met., in Loikaw, State of Kayah, Myanmar Seems Spermacoce articularis… Thank you for the answer! I return to your proposal of Spermacoce articularis.
Many points recall this plant: shapes and arrangement of leaves, flowers in evasive tubes … But why a corole with 6 lobes?
Do you have an idea? Pl. also check threads at Spermacoce articularis if any similar observation is found there also. … this plant must be Richardia scabra, rough Mexican clover OR Florida pusley
Richardia scabra L. ?? : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7)- around 700 kb each. Location: Sevok, WB, India
Date: 18 May 2018
Altitude: 700 ft.
Habit : Wild
Yes sir R. scabra; Nice images. Yes … its Richardia scabra   Goa, May 2015 :: Requesting ID of this prostrate herb :: ARKJUN-15/26 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Requesting to please ID this prostrate herb (Rubiaceae?) captured near Varca beach, Goa in May 2015. No flowers or fruits seen. Resembles Hydrophylax maritima to me, I don’t feel it matches …! Spermacoce sps I think more closer to Richardia scabra as per images and details herein.
ID Of this herb? – efloraofindia | Google Groups .
Richardia brasiliensis Gomes. SN Oct 21 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (4).
Richardia brasiliensis Gomes., Rubiaceae,
ascending herb(Weed) in rainfed lands and open lands near Denkanikota, Krishnagiri dt Tamilnadu This is Richardia scabra only as the calyx lobes are triangular as per Flora of Zimbabwe and POWO. . Id Req: 2 images. I think appears close to images and details at Richardia scabra . A small herb for ID from Lal Bagh Bangalore-GS05022022-2: 3 very high res. images. This is Richardia scabra as per images and details herein. . 278 ID wild plant Spermacoce: 11 images Richardia scabra L. Yes, it is Richardia scabra, …, thank you very much for ID my plant . Richardia scabra: Mandalpatti, Coorg, Karnataka: 6 images- 3 high res. .
Pl. check t is very interesting to me i deside to write a note on Taxonomic identity of Rechardia, Spermacoce, Borreria and Diodia. .
Rubiaceae: Richardia scabra L.: 1 high res. image.
synonyms: Richardia pilosa Ruiz & Pav., Richardsonia scabra (L.) A.St.-Hil.
location/date: University of Agricultural Sciences campus, Bangalore, July 1997
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