Borreria pusilla (Wall.) DC.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (COFFEE FAMILY OR MADDER FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Rubiaceae
  • Species : Borreria pusilla
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Spermacoce pusilla Wall.
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0239
  • Collector(s) Name : K.Sankara Rao, Arun Singh R. & K.R.K.Swamy
  • Collection Date : 27/11/14
  • Collection Locality : Sadasivakona R.F., Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
  • Habitat : Deciduous forest
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : July-February
  • Comments : Occasional on foothills to 1400 m, sometimes as a weed of cultivation. Ready colonizer.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : Tropical Africa, Madagascar, Tropical Asia to Japan
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam 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 pusilla. Downloaded on 31 October 2025.

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