Guthari / Jointed Buttonweed
Spermacoce articularis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- June-February
How to identify Guthari
Identify Guthari by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Hirsute (coarsely hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Rubiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Guthari.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Spermacoce articularis
- Genus
- Spermacoce
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Distribution
- India, China, Malaysia, Indo-China, Philippines, Tropical Africa
- Found in India
- Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Punjab
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Guthari itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Guthari itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- गुठरी Guthari, सतगठिया Sathgathia
- Nepali
- गनेले झार Ganele Jhaar
- Bengali
- Madana-Banta-Kadu
- Tamil
- நத்தைச்சூரி Nattai-C-Curi
- Telugu
- మదన Madana
- Kannada
- ಗಂಟಿಗನ ಕಸ Gantigana Kasa, ಮದನ ಬುಡಮೆಗಿಡ Madana Budamegida, ಮದನಗಂಟಿ Madanaganti
- Malayalam
- തറുതാവൽ Tharuthaaval, കുടൽചുരുക്കി Kudalchurukki, കുടൽചുരുക്കി
- Marathi
- घंटी ची भाजी Ghanti Chi Bhaji, मदनघंटी Madanghanti
About Guthari
A member of the Rubiaceae family, Jointed Buttonweed (Spermacoce articularis) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 16 other states. It grows in grasslands and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from June to February.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Guthari belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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