Vilayati Madanaganti / Shrubby False Buttonweed
Spermacoce verticillata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- May-August
How to identify Vilayati Madanaganti
Identify Vilayati Madanaganti 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: May-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Rubiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Vilayati Madanaganti.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Vilayati Madanaganti 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 Vilayati Madanaganti itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ವಿಲಾಯತೀ ಮದನಗಂಟಿ Vilayati Madanaganti
- Malayalam
- വിദേശ തറുതാവൽ Videsha Tharuthaaval
About Vilayati Madanaganti
Shrubby false buttonweed (Spermacoce verticillata) belongs to the Rubiaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat and 3 other states. It grows in wastelands. Flowering and fruiting run from May to August.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Vilayati Madanaganti belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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