Flowering class: Dicot
Habit: Herb
Spermacoce articularis L.f.
🗒 Synonyms
synonym | Borreria articularis (L.f.) F.N.Williams |
synonym | Spermacoce flexuosa Lour. |
synonym | Spermacoce longicaulis R.Br. ex G.Don |
synonym | Spermacoce ramosissima R.Br. ex Wall., nom. nud. |
synonym | Spermacoce scabra Willd. |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Description
Habit: Herb
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
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Diffuse herbs; stem 4-angled, adpressed minutely hairy. Leaves 1-2.5 x 0.8 - 1.4 cm, elliptic or obovate, base attenuate, margin flat, rarely flexuous, apex obtuse, acute, apiculate, more or less scabrid on both sides; stipules with long subulate hispid bristles. Flowers in axillary, few-flowered sessile clusters. Calyx-tube obovoid; lobes 2, c. 1.5 mm long, with 2 intermediate teeth, hairy. Corolla pinkish-white, tube funnel-shaped, usually much longer than lobes, c. 2.5 mm long, with a ring of hairs inside. Stamens 4, exserted. Capsule 4-6 x 3-4 mm, globose, hispid, 2-valved, splitting septicidally into two mericarps then septum ditaches from the valves, releasing the seeds. Seeds 2-3 mm long, oblong, brown, reticulate.
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Miscellaneous Details
Notes: Grasslands, Dry Deciduous Forests, also in the plains
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Grasslands and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
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Description
Global Distribution
India: Assam, Gujarat, Maharastra, Tamil Nadu; Sri Lanka, China, Malaysia
Local Distribution
Throughout Assam
Global Distribution
Tropical Asia and Africa
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
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Maharashtra: Common throughout
Kerala: All districts
Tamil Nadu: All districts
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
📚 Uses and Management
Uses
System of Medicines Used In
Ayurveda
System Of Medicines Used In
Ayurveda
FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1965
Attributions | FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1965 |
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📚 Information Listing
References
- D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1965
- Spermacoce hispida Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 200. 1881, non L. 1753; Deb & Dutta, Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 5: 1046. 1984; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 220. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 204. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 235. 1988; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 166. 1995; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 69. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 359. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 267. 2005.
- Borreria articularis (L.f.) F.N. Will., Bull. Herb. Borss. 2. ser.5: 956. 1905; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 138. 1982; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 227. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 221. 1994.
- Spermacoce articularis L. f., Suppl. Pl. 119. 1781; Sivar. et al., Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Plant. Sci.) 97:349.1987; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 203. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 348. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 238. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 168. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 349. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 189. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 157. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 162. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 267. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 366. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 448. 2009.
- Sivarajan et al, Procd. Indian. Acad. Sci. (Plant Sci.) 97 (4) : 1987
Information Listing > References
- D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1965
- Spermacoce hispida Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 200. 1881, non L. 1753; Deb & Dutta, Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 5: 1046. 1984; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 220. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 204. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 235. 1988; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 166. 1995; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 69. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 359. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 267. 2005.
- Borreria articularis (L.f.) F.N. Will., Bull. Herb. Borss. 2. ser.5: 956. 1905; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 138. 1982; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 227. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 221. 1994.
- Spermacoce articularis L. f., Suppl. Pl. 119. 1781; Sivar. et al., Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Plant. Sci.) 97:349.1987; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 203. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 348. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 238. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 168. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 349. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 189. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 157. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 162. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 267. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 366. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 448. 2009.
- Sivarajan et al, Procd. Indian. Acad. Sci. (Plant Sci.) 97 (4) : 1987
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🐾 Taxonomy
Root | Root |
Kingdom | Plantae |
Phylum | Tracheophyta |
Class | Magnoliopsida |
Order | Gentianales |
Family | Rubiaceae |
Genus | Spermacoce |
Species | Spermacoce articularis L.f. |
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