Rubiaceae · Spermacoce

Vilayati Madanaganti / Shrubby False Buttonweed

Spermacoce verticillata

HerbMedicinal
Habit
Herb
Found in India
Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat & more
Flowering
May-August

Plant Details

Scientific name
Spermacoce verticillata
Genus
Spermacoce
Family
Rubiaceae
Habit
Herb
Habitat
Wastelands
Habitat type
Wasteland
Native to
Tropical America
Found in India
Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, Telangana, Jammu & Kashmir
Flowering & fruiting
May-August
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf surface
Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Opposite
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

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

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.

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Botanical family

Rubiaceae

Coffee/Madder family

Vilayati Madanaganti belongs to the Rubiaceae family.

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