Borreria ocymoides (Burm.f.) DC.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (COFFEE FAMILY OR MADDER FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Rubiaceae
  • Species : Borreria ocymoides
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Spermacoce ocymoides Burm.f.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : July-February
  • Comments : On hills up to 1400 m, on bare slopes along the wayside in thin layer of soil.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Yercaud Hills (Salem district), Melagiri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district) (Tamil Nadu State); West Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : Tropical America, Africa, India to Malesia
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka ; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Borreria ocymoides. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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