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Spermacoce articularis L.f.

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Spermacoce articularis L.f.
Spermacoce articularis L.f.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymBorreria articularis (L.f.) F.N.Williams
synonymSpermacoce flexuosa Lour.
synonymSpermacoce longicaulis R.Br. ex G.Don
synonymSpermacoce ramosissima R.Br. ex Wall., nom. nud.
synonymSpermacoce scabra Willd.
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Gahori-bon
  • Lonka-bon
English
  • Shaggy buttonweed
Hindi
  • Guthari
Kannada
  • Daare Botu
  • Daare Kaddi
  • Madanabadu
  • Madana Buddame Gida
  • Madanaganti
  • Madana Ganti
  • Megidda
Malayalam
  • Kudalchurukki
  • Kutalccurukki
  • Nattaccuri
  • Natthachuri
  • Tardavel
  • Tartaval
  • Tharthavel
  • Thartuvel
Marathi
  • ¿ घंटी ची भाजी ? Ghanti Chi Bhaaji
Other
  • Bristly Buttonweed
  • False Buttonweed
  • Jointed Buttonweed
  • Madana-banta-kadu
  • Madanghanti
  • Madhuri Jedi
  • Nathaichoori
  • Shaggy Buttonweed
Sanskrit
  • Madanaghanti
Tamil
  • நத்தைச்சூரி Nattai-c-curi
Telugu
  • మదనగ్రంధి Madana-grandhi
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb
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 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Diffuse herbs; stem 4-angled, adpressed minutely hairy. Leaves 1-2.5 x 0.8 - 1.4 cm, elliptic or obovate, base attenuate, margin flat, rarely flexuous, apex obtuse, acute, apiculate, more or less scabrid on both sides; stipules with long subulate hispid bristles. Flowers in axillary, few-flowered sessile clusters. Calyx-tube obovoid; lobes 2, c. 1.5 mm long, with 2 intermediate teeth, hairy. Corolla pinkish-white, tube funnel-shaped, usually much longer than lobes, c. 2.5 mm long, with a ring of hairs inside. Stamens 4, exserted. Capsule 4-6 x 3-4 mm, globose, hispid, 2-valved, splitting septicidally into two mericarps then septum ditaches from the valves, releasing the seeds. Seeds 2-3 mm long, oblong, brown, reticulate.
    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 
      Habit: Herb
      G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        No Data
        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: October-December
        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 
          Miscellaneous Details
          Notes: Grasslands, Dry Deciduous Forests, also in the plains
          G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            No Data
            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat
            Grasslands and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
            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

              Tropical Asia and Africa

              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 
                Maharashtra: Common throughout Kerala: All districts Tamil Nadu: All districts
                G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Global Distribution

                  India: Assam, Gujarat, Maharastra, Tamil Nadu; Sri Lanka, China, Malaysia

                  Local Distribution

                  Throughout Assam

                  Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                  Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
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                  References 
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                    📚 Occurrence
                    No Data
                    📚 Uses and Management
                    Uses

                    System of Medicines Used In

                    Ayurveda
                    Ayurveda
                    System Of Medicines Used In

                    Ayurveda

                    FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1965
                    Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1965
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      No Data
                      📚 Information Listing
                      References
                      1. Spermacoce hispida Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 200. 1881, non L. 1753; Deb & Dutta, Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 5: 1046. 1984; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 220. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 204. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 235. 1988; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 166. 1995; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 69. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 359. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 267. 2005.
                      2. Borreria articularis (L.f.) F.N. Will., Bull. Herb. Borss. 2. ser.5: 956. 1905; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 138. 1982; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 227. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 221. 1994.
                      3. Spermacoce articularis L. f., Suppl. Pl. 119. 1781; Sivar. et al., Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Plant. Sci.) 97:349.1987; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 203. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 348. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 238. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 168. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 349. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 189. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 157. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 162. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 267. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 366. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 448. 2009.
                      1. Sivarajan et al, Procd. Indian. Acad. Sci. (Plant Sci.) 97 (4) : 1987
                      1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1965
                      Information Listing > References
                      1. Spermacoce hispida Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 200. 1881, non L. 1753; Deb & Dutta, Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 5: 1046. 1984; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 220. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 204. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 235. 1988; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 166. 1995; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 69. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 359. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 267. 2005.
                      2. Borreria articularis (L.f.) F.N. Will., Bull. Herb. Borss. 2. ser.5: 956. 1905; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 138. 1982; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 227. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 221. 1994.
                      3. Spermacoce articularis L. f., Suppl. Pl. 119. 1781; Sivar. et al., Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Plant. Sci.) 97:349.1987; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 203. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 348. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 238. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 168. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 349. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 189. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 157. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 162. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 267. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 366. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 448. 2009.
                      4. Sivarajan et al, Procd. Indian. Acad. Sci. (Plant Sci.) 97 (4) : 1987
                      5. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1965

                      Floristic enumeration of Torna Fort (Western Ghats, India): a storehouse of endemic plants

                      Journal of Threatened Taxa

                      Private_forests_malki_Maharashtra_Western Ghats_WRCS_Tech Report

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                      🐾 Taxonomy
                      RootRoot
                      KingdomPlantae
                      PhylumTracheophyta
                      ClassMagnoliopsida
                      OrderGentianales
                      FamilyRubiaceae
                      GenusSpermacoce
                      SpeciesSpermacoce articularis L.f.
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