{"id":1290964,"date":"2011-03-13T16:42:33","date_gmt":"2011-03-13T16:42:33","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T13:08:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T07:38:38","slug":"mitracarpus-hirtus","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/mitracarpus-hirtus\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitracarpus hirtus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Mitracarpus<\/i> hirtus<\/i> (L.) DC.<\/span><\/a>, Prodr. 4: 572 1830<\/i>. (syn. Borreria<\/i> ferruginea<\/i> M.Martens & Galeotti<\/span><\/a> [Illegitimate]; Borreria<\/i> remotifolia<\/i> DC.<\/span><\/a>; Diodia<\/i> villosa<\/i> Moc. & Sess\u00e9 ex DC.<\/span><\/a>; Mitracarpus<\/i> hirtus<\/i> var. remotiflorus<\/i> K.Schum.<\/span><\/a>; Mitracarpus<\/i> pilosus<\/i> A.Rich.<\/span><\/a> [Spelling variant]; Mitracarpus<\/i> rudis<\/i> Benth.<\/span><\/a>; Mitracarpus<\/i> scaber<\/i> Zucc. ex Schult. & Schult.f.<\/span><\/a>; Mitracarpus<\/i> senegalensis<\/i> DC.<\/span><\/a>; Mitracarpus<\/i> simplex<\/i> Rusby<\/span><\/a>; Mitracarpus<\/i> torresianus<\/i> Cham. & Schltdl.<\/span><\/a>; Mitracarpus<\/i> verticillatus<\/i> Vatke<\/span><\/a>; Mitracarpus<\/i> villosus<\/i> (Sw.) DC.<\/span><\/a>; Mitracarpus<\/i> villosus<\/i> (Sw.) Cham. & Schltdl.<\/span><\/a>; Mitracarpus<\/i> villosus<\/i> var. glabrior<\/i> Oerst.<\/span><\/a>; Spermacoce<\/i> cephalotes<\/i> Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.<\/span><\/a>; Spermacoce<\/i> declinata<\/i> Pav. ex DC.<\/span><\/a>; Spermacoce<\/i> gracilis<\/i> Pohl ex DC.<\/span><\/a> [Invalid]; Spermacoce<\/i> hirta<\/i> L.<\/span><\/a>; Spermacoce<\/i> villosa<\/i> Sw.<\/span><\/a>; Staurospermum<\/i> verticillatum<\/i> Schumach. & Thonn.<\/span><\/a>);<\/div>\n
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Mitracarpus hirtus<\/b> (Linnaeus) Candolle from <\/span>Flora of China<\/span><\/a>:<\/span><\/div>\n
Herbs, annual, branched, 40-80 cm tall;<\/b> branches flattened to subterete or 4-angled<\/b>, sometimes becoming woody in lower part, sparsely hirsute to villous. Leaves sessile; blade drying thinly papery, elliptic-oblong or lanceolate, 3-4.5 \u00d7 0.7-1.5 cm, adaxially scaberulous and usually also sparsely villosulous or pilosulous, abaxially moderately to densely villous or pilose,<\/b> base acute to obtuse or rounded, apex acute; secondary veins 3-6 pairs; stipule sheaths 1-4 mm, villosulous or pilosulous to glabrescent, with 1-9 setae 1-5 mm. Inflorescences 5-20 mm in diam. (not including subtending leaves), villosulous or pilosulous; bracts linear, 1-2 mm<\/b>. Calyx sparsely to densely puberulent or strigillose; ovary portion subglobose to ellipsoid, ca. 0.5 mm; limb deeply lobed; lobes unequal, triangular to lanceolate, 2 larger 1.8-2 mm, 2 smaller 0.8-1.2 mm<\/b>, ciliate<\/b>. Corolla funnelform, outside puberulent to glabrous; tube 1-1.5 mm, glabrous inside; lobes triangular to ovate, 0.5-1 mm, obtuse to acute<\/b>. Capsules subglobose, ca. 1 mm in diam., scaberulous or sparsely puberulent; seeds dark brown, oblate-suboblong, ca. 0.8 mm. Fl. and fr. Apr-Nov.<\/span><\/div>\n
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A weak erect, decumbent or procumbent annual herb, usually \u00b1 well-branched, 3-40 cm tall<\/b>, with fine fibrous roots; stems with sparse to fairly dense crisped hairs on the \u00b1 wing-like prominent angles. Leaf-blades elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, 0.4-3.6 cm long, 0.25-1.6 cm wide, rounded to \u00b1 acute at the apex, concavely narrowed into the petiole at the base, glabrous on both surfaces save for short marginal hairs or \u00b1 pubescent on the main nerve beneath<\/b>; petiole 0-8 mm long<\/b>, with scattered hairs; stipules with base 2 mm long, bearing \u00b1 7 fimbriae 1-3 mm long.\u00a0 Flowers in small few-flowered clusters at many of the nodes, attaining 3-6 mm in diameter in the fruiting state; stipule-like bracteoles with fimbriae 1.8-2 mm long.\u00a0Calyx-tube transversely oblong, 0.5 mm long; lobes 2 (-4), 0.6-0.8 mm long, ciliate.<\/b>\u00a0Corolla white; tube 0.3 mm long; lobes triangular, 0.35 mm long, 0.3-0.4 mm wide, with a few short hairs inside.\u00a0 <\/b>Anthers situated just above the sinuses of the corolla-lobes.\u00a0 Style \u00b1 0.2 mm long; stigma 0.2 mm wide.\u00a0 Fruit<\/b> oblong, 1 mm long, 0.8 mm wide, 0.5-0.7 mm thick, compressed, finely transversely wrinkled and very shortly pubescent.\u00a0 Seeds<\/b> chestnut-brown, oblong-ellipsoid, 0.7-0.8 mm long, 0.4 mm wide, 0.3-0.35 mm thick, strongly reticulate with raised ribs, the foveae elongated in the direction of the short axis” (Verdcourt, 1976; p. 361).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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ID Request 3 – North Bengal White Wildflowers – 10May09SJ – indiantreepix | Google Groups<\/span><\/a>\u00a0: (mixed thread); 1 correct image as above.<\/p>\n

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Date\/Time-Location- 29.10.2011, NBNP Garden<\/span>.<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
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This is <\/span>Borreria pusilla<\/i> [<\/span>B. stricta, Spermacoce pusilla<\/i>].<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I agree with Spermacoce pusilla<\/i><\/p>\n

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Spermacoce ocymoides<\/i>, perhaps. <\/span>S.<\/span> pusilla<\/span><\/i> has narrowly oblong leaves.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mitracarpus hirtus<\/span><\/em><\/strong>:<\/b> Family Rubiaceae
\n<\/span>Syn: Spermacoce hirta<\/em> L.
\n<\/span>Mitracarpus villosus<\/em> (Sw.) DC.
\n<\/span>Spermacoce villosa<\/em> Sw.
\n<\/span>Mitracarpus verticillatus<\/em> (Schum. & Thonn.) Vatke<\/span><\/p>\n

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Agree with … This is Mitracarpus hirtus<\/i>. Sending my photographs of this taken on my property at Shahapur<\/span>. Will send photographs of Borreira pusilla<\/i> for comparison in a separate mail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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efloraofindia:”For Id” wild herb with with white flowers at Talegaon Dabhade :17122014: MR-4 : 7 posts by 5 authors. <\/span>Attachments<\/span> (4)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mitracarpus hirtus <\/i>of Rubiaceae<\/i><\/p>\n

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Many thanks … for the Id . In fact I was just going through the\u00a0thread<\/span><\/a>\u00a0at eFi where you have Id’d the plant as\u00a0Mitracarpus hirtus.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

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Can anyone please explain how to differentiate between Mitracarpus hirtus<\/i> and Spermacoce ocymoides<\/i>?<\/p>\n

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Why not Spermacose pusilla<\/i>?<\/p>\n

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ID: Richardia scabra or Spermacoce sp. from Guwahati.:<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Are the images are Richardia scabra<\/i> or Spermacoce<\/i> sp.? I am a little bit confused for the shape of the leaf (lanceolate). Please ID for this species.
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\nLocation: Chokardow, Guwahati-17 [Dist- Kamrup(Metro)]<\/span>
\nHabitat: Grows on roadside<\/span>
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It is Mitracarpus hirtus<\/i> (L.) DC.
\nSyn: <\/span>Spermacoce hirta<\/i> L.; <\/span>Mitracarpus villosus<\/i> (Sw.) DC.; <\/span>Spermacoce villosa<\/i> Sw.; <\/span>Mitracarpus verticillatus<\/i> (Schum. & Thonn.) Vatke<\/span><\/p>\n

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Isn’t it Spermacoce ocymoides<\/i>?<\/p>\n

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Herb to ID 24112012:<\/a> Please ID this small herb found yesterday on my wadi<\/span>, about 16 inches tall in the shaded areas.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Borreria<\/i> ????????<\/p>\n

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This does not look like Borreira pussila<\/i>, my photographs of which are available at this link : efi thread<\/a>
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Rubiaceae Week – Spermacoce pusilla from Coimbatore:<\/a>
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This is Mitracarpus hirtus<\/i><\/p>\n

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Mitracarpus hirtus<\/i> for me too.
\nSynonym: M. villosus, Spermacoce villosa, Spermacoce hirta<\/i>
\nCommon name: Tropical Girdlepod, White Eye<\/b><\/p>\n

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EfloraofIndia_Rubiaceae week_060212PD02_Spermacoce prostrata ?_Flora of Odisha]:<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0sharing the images of Spermacoce prostrata<\/i> taken from Ranpur. please conform.<\/p>\n

Name: Spermacoce prostrata<\/i><\/div>\n
Family: rubiaceae<\/i><\/div>\n
Habit: herb<\/span><\/div>\n
Habitat: Wild, grasslands
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The amount of detail that nature has in it just keeps amazing! Beautiful flowers…<\/p>\n

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It is Mitracarpus hirtus<\/i> (L.) DC., (= Spermacoce hirta<\/i> L., =Mitracarpus villosus<\/i> (Sw.) DC., =Spermacoce villosa<\/i> Sw., = Mitracarpus verticillatus<\/i> (Schum. & Thonn.) Vatke)<\/p>\n

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RUBIACEAE WEEK: Mitracarpus villosus:<\/a><\/p>\n

a<\/span> small herb<\/span> from Satpura Tiger Reserve, M.P.<\/span><\/div>\n
I think it is Mitracarpus villosus<\/i>.
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Thanks for posting this plant. I collected it from Panchmari but alas there was no flower<\/p>\n

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I had never seen this plant so far. Thanks … for posting.
\nAt first look i thought that it some distorted form of Spermacoce ocymoides<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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… you are uploading ACEs of Rubiaceae<\/i> members. Many thanks for sharing.
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Rubiaceae Week: Spermacoce ocymoides from Tirupati<\/a>:
\nSpermacoce ocymoides<\/i> from Tirupati
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I think it looks like Mitracarpus verticillatus<\/i><\/p>\n

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It is Mitracarpus hirtus<\/i> (L.) DC.(= Spermacoce hirta<\/i> L. =Mitracarpus villosus<\/i> (Sw.) DC.=Spermacoce villosa<\/i> Sw. Mitracarpus verticillatus<\/i> (Schum. & Thonn.) Vatke).<\/p>\n

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Satara, MH :: White tiny flowers for ID :: ARK2020-011<\/a> : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3)- around 750 kb each.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Mitracarpus hirtus<\/i> stems do not look hairy as per Mitracarpus<\/i><\/span><\/a>, however, some pics in Spermacoce ocymoides<\/i><\/span><\/a> do look hairy.<\/div>\n
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Can anybody\u00a0find out the difference\/ keys between Spermacoce ocymoides<\/i> and Mitracarpus hirtus<\/b><\/i> (syn: Spermacoce<\/i> hirta<\/i> L.) ?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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As I am not finding the difference between the two online and also the details from the same source. Let us examine their descriptions for clues.<\/div>\n
Mitracarpus hirtus<\/b> (Linnaeus) Candolle from <\/span>Flora of China<\/span><\/a>:<\/span><\/div>\n
Herbs, annual, branched, 40-80 cm tall;<\/b> branches flattened to subterete or 4-angled<\/b>, sometimes becoming woody in lower part, sparsely hirsute to villous. Leaves sessile; blade drying thinly papery, elliptic-oblong or lanceolate, 3-4.5 \u00d7 0.7-1.5 cm, adaxially scaberulous and usually also sparsely villosulous or pilosulous, abaxially moderately to densely villous or pilose,<\/b> base acute to obtuse or rounded, apex acute; secondary veins 3-6 pairs; stipule sheaths 1-4 mm, villosulous or pilosulous to glabrescent, with 1-9 setae 1-5 mm. Inflorescences 5-20 mm in diam. (not including subtending leaves), villosulous or pilosulous; bracts linear, 1-2 mm<\/b>. Calyx sparsely to densely puberulent or strigillose; ovary portion subglobose to ellipsoid, ca. 0.5 mm; limb deeply lobed; lobes unequal, triangular to lanceolate, 2 larger 1.8-2 mm, 2 smaller 0.8-1.2 mm<\/b>, ciliate<\/b>. Corolla funnelform, outside puberulent to glabrous; tube 1-1.5 mm, glabrous inside; lobes triangular to ovate, 0.5-1 mm, obtuse to acute<\/b>. Capsules subglobose, ca. 1 mm in diam., scaberulous or sparsely puberulent; seeds dark brown, oblate-suboblong, ca. 0.8 mm. Fl. and fr. Apr-Nov.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Wastelands at highway sides; near sea level to 800 m. Hainan (Wanning), Hong Kong, Yunnan [native to the Antilles and Central, North, and South America; naturalized in tropical Africa, Asia, Australia, and Pacific islands].<\/span><\/div>\n
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A weak erect, decumbent or procumbent annual herb, usually \u00b1 well-branched, 3-40 cm tall<\/b>, with fine fibrous roots; stems with sparse to fairly dense crisped hairs on the \u00b1 wing-like prominent angles. Leaf-blades elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, 0.4-3.6 cm long, 0.25-1.6 cm wide, rounded to \u00b1 acute at the apex, concavely narrowed into the petiole at the base, glabrous on both surfaces save for short marginal hairs or \u00b1 pubescent on the main nerve beneath<\/b>; petiole 0-8 mm long<\/b>, with scattered hairs; stipules with base 2 mm long, bearing \u00b1 7 fimbriae 1-3 mm long.\u00a0 Flowers in small few-flowered clusters at many of the nodes, attaining 3-6 mm in diameter in the fruiting state; stipule-like bracteoles with fimbriae 1.8-2 mm long.\u00a0Calyx-tube transversely oblong, 0.5 mm long; lobes 2 (-4), 0.6-0.8 mm long, ciliate.<\/b>\u00a0Corolla white; tube 0.3 mm long; lobes triangular, 0.35 mm long, 0.3-0.4 mm wide, with a few short hairs inside.\u00a0 <\/b>Anthers situated just above the sinuses of the corolla-lobes.\u00a0 Style \u00b1 0.2 mm long; stigma 0.2 mm wide.\u00a0 Fruit<\/b> oblong, 1 mm long, 0.8 mm wide, 0.5-0.7 mm thick, compressed, finely transversely wrinkled and very shortly pubescent.\u00a0 Seeds<\/b> chestnut-brown, oblong-ellipsoid, 0.7-0.8 mm long, 0.4 mm wide, 0.3-0.35 mm thick, strongly reticulate with raised ribs, the foveae elongated in the direction of the short axis” (Verdcourt, 1976; p. 361).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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But description in Flora of Thailand<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span> appears to be sketchy as also in Flora of Peninsular India<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Spermacoce ocymoides<\/b> Burm.f. looks much different as per images and specimens at GBIF<\/span><\/a>\u00a0as below:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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In view I will go for Mitracarpus hirtus<\/b> (Linnaeus) Candolle <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Spermacoce ocymoides – indiantreepix | Google Groups<\/span><\/a> : 4 images.
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You are right, … I think we need to have photos of all species of this kind of confusing genera for a clear understanding. So far we have pictures of Spermacoce articularis, pusilla, <\/i>and stricta<\/i> isn’t it?<\/p>\n

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Wild Flower for Bot. ID-181109-RK-2 – indiantreepix | Google Groups<\/span><\/a> : 1 image.
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Rubiaceae Week :: Spermacoce ocymoides in Maharashtra and Karnataka:<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Spermacoce ocymoides<\/i> Burm.f.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

sperm-a-KOH-see<\/b> — seed point, referring to the capsule being surrounded by calyx points
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Apr 16, 2011 … at Vangani, Maharashtra<\/span>
\ncommonly known as<\/b>: basil-like spermacoce, purple-leaved button weed
\nNative of<\/b>: Mauritius, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines; naturalized elsewhere<\/span>
\nReferences<\/b>: Flowers of India<\/span><\/a> \u2022 PIER<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Flora of Thailand<\/span><\/a> \u2022 NPGS \/ GRIN<\/span><\/a>
\nmore views<\/b>: Oct 15, 2011 … at Halabhavi near Belgaum, Karnataka<\/span><\/div>\n
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Rubiaceae Week: Spermacoce ocymoides at Anmod region, Karnataka:<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Spermacoce ocymoides<\/i> from Anmod region (Belgaum – Goa route).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Spermacoce ocymoides Burm f SN Oct 23<\/span><\/a> : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (4).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Spermacoce ocymoides<\/i> Burm f,<\/div>\n
erect weed in the rainfed wet areas
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Spermacoce ocymoides Burm.f. (accepted name) ???<\/span><\/a> : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (9)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Altitude: \u00a04700 ft.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Spermacoce ocymoides<\/b><\/i> Burm.f. (accepted name) \u00a0 ???
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1. Spermacoce ocymoides<\/i> Burm.f. not listed in Nepal but CoL showing
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\u00a0 \u00a0 syn as\u00a0Borreria laevicaulis<\/i>\u00a0(Miq.) Ridl. which is listed in Nepal.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
2. Google showing different plants for both ID.<\/span><\/div>\n
3. Sample picture is only couple of flowers available rest all dried so\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 looks like matching with flowering \u00a0month of September as in FoI<\/span><\/span>
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Fwd: Information about plant<\/span><\/a> :\u00a06 posts by 1 author. Attachments (4)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Mi name is … I am from Colombia. in this moment I have an important research about identification of plants.<\/div>\n
I have a problem with this specie, I attach some photos. I need you help to confirm, what is the name of this plant?<\/div>\n
I check on the Internet maybe is\u00a0Spermacoce ocymoides\u00a0<\/i>or\u00a0<\/span>Borreria<\/i>\u00a0<\/span>ocymoides.
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280818 RL1- Identification -Reg.<\/span><\/a> : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1<\/span>)<\/span> – 738 kb.<\/div>\n
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Spermacoce ocymoides Burm.f. SN April 29<\/span><\/a> : Attachments (1). 1 post by 1 author.
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Kindly identify the plant\u00a0 :\u00a0 Could be Spermacoce sps<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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MS\/1\/2020\/3 – ID of the plant (Spermacoce sps ?)<\/a> : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6)<\/span><\/div>\n
Kindly identify the plant:\u00a0Could be Spermacoce sps<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
Date\/Time-\u00a0 Jan 2020<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Location-Place, Chennai outskirts.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Habitat- Garden\/ Urban\/ Wild\/ Type- Wild\u00a0 :\u00a0 Wild in a waste land<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Plant Habit-Tree\/ Shrub\/ Climber\/ Herb- Herb : Herb\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Height\/Length- 6 ” (?)<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Flower \u2013 white<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Looks like Spermacoce ocymoides<\/i> (?)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Yes, appears to be Spermacoce ocymoides<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0as per comparative images at Spermacoce
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Thanks \u2026 for the confirmation of the ID.<\/div>\n
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Mitracarpus hirtus<\/i><\/span><\/u><\/a>\u00a0as per detailed discussions at Satara, MH :: White tiny flowers for ID :: ARK2020-011<\/span><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For identification<\/a>: 1 very high res. image.<\/p>\n

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Spermacoce ocymoides<\/i>\u00a0Burm.f.<\/p>\n

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Mirtacarpus hirtus<\/em><\/p>\n

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Yes,\u00a0Mitracarpus hirtus<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Mitracarpus hirtus from Anjana Layout, Bangalore-GS25012022-7<\/a>: 4 very high res. images.
\nMitracarpus hirtus<\/em> photographed from Anjana Layout, Bangalore, 21-9-2015.<\/span><\/p>\n
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MS,April,2022\/06 Spermacoce sp. for id.<\/a>: 1 very high res. image.
\nLocation : Lengpui, Mizoram<\/span><\/p>\n

Altitude : ca.400 m.<\/span><\/div>\n
Date : 01-12-2012<\/span><\/div>\n
Habit : Spreading annual herb
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I think close to images at\u00a0Mitracarpus hirtus<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Mitracarpus hirtus: Madalpatti, Coorg, Karnataka<\/a>: 4 images- 2 high res.
\nOn 7.5.22 at Mandalpatti view point at around 4000 ft. in Pushpagiri wildlife sanctuary, Coorg, Karnataka.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Spermacoce ocymoides in FOI<\/a>:
\nImages of\u00a0Spermacoce ocymoides in FOI<\/a>, are of\u00a0Mitracarpus hirtus<\/span><\/a>, as per images and details herein.
\nSpermacoce ocymoides<\/em> Burm.f. looks different as per\u00a0POWO<\/a>.
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You appear to be right. But if so,\u00a0Mitracarpus hirtus<\/em>\u00a0seems to be widely misidentfied on the web as Spermacoce ocymoides<\/em>, including\u00a0your image on PIER<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Spermacoce hispida in FOI<\/a>:
\nImages of\u00a0Spermacoce hispida in FOI by Thingnam ji<\/a>, are not of\u00a0Spermacoce hispida<\/strong>\u00a0L.<\/a>, but of
\nMitracarpus hirtus<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> as per images and details herein.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Removed the page on Spermacoce hispida<\/em> for now.<\/p>\n
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References:<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.theplantlist.org\/tpl\/record\/kew-128746<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.ars-grin.gov\/cgi-bin\/npgs\/html\/taxon.pl?403803<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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