Herb
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Borreria ferruginea M.Martens & Galeotti, nom. illeg. |
| synonym | Borreria remotifolia DC. |
| synonym | Diodia villosa Moc. & Sessé ex DC. |
| synonym | Mitracarpus diffusus (Willd.) DC. |
| synonym | Mitracarpus hirtus var. remotiflorus K.Schum. |
| synonym | Mitracarpus pallidus Hook. & Arn. |
| synonym | Mitracarpus pilosus A.Rich., orth. var. |
| synonym | Mitracarpus scaber Zucc. |
| synonym | Mitracarpus schizangius var. angustifolius Oerst. |
| synonym | Mitracarpus senegalensis DC. |
| synonym | Mitracarpus simplex Rusby |
| synonym | Mitracarpus stylosus (Link) DC. |
| synonym | Mitracarpus torresianus Cham. & Schltdl. |
| synonym | Mitracarpus verticillatus (Schumach. & Thonn.) Vatke |
| synonym | Mitracarpus villosus (Sw.) DC. |
| synonym | Mitracarpus villosus var. glabrior Oerst. |
| synonym | Spermacoce affinis Pohl ex DC., pro syn. |
| synonym | Spermacoce cephalotes Willd. |
| synonym | Spermacoce crassifolia DC., pro syn. |
| synonym | Spermacoce declinata Pav. ex DC. |
| synonym | Spermacoce diffusa Kunth, nom. illeg. |
| synonym | Spermacoce gracilis Pohl ex DC., pro syn. |
| synonym | Spermacoce hirta L. |
| synonym | Spermacoce stylosa Link |
| synonym | Spermacoce villosa Sw. |
| synonym | Staurospermum verticillatum Schumach. & Thonn. |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Description
Erect pubescent herbs. Leaves 2-4 x 1.5-2 cm, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, base obtuse, apex acute, membranous, sessile; stipule pectinate. Flowers white, verticillate in axillary fascicles, 4-merous. Bracteoles filiform. Calyx-tube small, unequally 4-lobed, larger 2 lobes c. 1 mm long. Corolla c. 1.5 mm long, funnel-shaped; lobes 4. Stamens 4, attached at throat. Ovary 2-locular, ovule 1-per locule. Capsule c. 1 mm long, ovoid, dehiscence circumcissile. Seeds 2, minute.
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 |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Wet places
Degraded moist deciduous forests and wastelands
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 |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Description
Global Distribution
India: Assam; South East Asia
Indian Distribution
Assam
Global Distribution
Tropical Africa and America; now common in South India
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 |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
No Data
📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Spermacoce hirta L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 148. 1762.
- Mitracarpus verticillatus (Schum. & Thonn.) Vatke, Linnaea 40: 196. 1876; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 134. 1982; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 136. 1988.
- Mitracarpus villosus (Sw.) DC., Prodr. 4: 572. 1830; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 214. 1984; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 197. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 336. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 227. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 158. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 334. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 179. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 153. 2002.
- Spermacoce villosa Sw., Prodr. 29. 1788.
- Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC., Prodr. 4: 572. 1830; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 196. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 224. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 236. 1990; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 331. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 257. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 357. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 428. 2009.
Information Listing > References
- Spermacoce hirta L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 148. 1762.
- Mitracarpus verticillatus (Schum. & Thonn.) Vatke, Linnaea 40: 196. 1876; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 134. 1982; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 136. 1988.
- Mitracarpus villosus (Sw.) DC., Prodr. 4: 572. 1830; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 214. 1984; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 197. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 336. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 227. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 158. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 334. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 179. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 153. 2002.
- Spermacoce villosa Sw., Prodr. 29. 1788.
- Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC., Prodr. 4: 572. 1830; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 196. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 224. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 236. 1990; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 331. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 257. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 357. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 428. 2009.
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Gentianales |
| Family | Rubiaceae |
| Genus | Mitracarpus |
| Species | Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC. |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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