About oval-leaf false-buttonweed
Spermacoce alata, the winged false buttonweed, is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is widespread across the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere and naturalized in many other parts of the world.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Spermacoce latifolia
- Genus
- Spermacoce
- Family
- RUBIACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist and dry deciduous forests and waste places
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Naturalised in other Tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Nepali
- आलु झार Aalu Jhaar, आलु पाते Aalu Paate, पौंधी Paundhi
- Bengali
- শপিঁপড়া Shapinpara
- Kannada
- ದಾರೆಕಡ್ಡಿ Daarekaddi, ಮದನಗಂಟಿ Madanaganti
- Malayalam
- തറുതാവൽ Tharuthaaval, കുടൽചുരുക്കി Kudalchurukki
Botanical family
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
oval-leaf false-buttonweed belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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