Spermacoce latifolia Aublume

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Spermacoce latifolia Aubl.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Pachhapalla, Vellatharavu, Tharavu (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Tropical moist deciduous forests, Tropical dry deciduous forests and waste places
  • Flower, Fruit : August-March
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district
    • Karnataka : Shivamogga district, Hassan (Bisile Ghat)
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Tamil Nadu : Tiruvannamalai district
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
  • Native : Tropical America
  • World Distribution : Naturalised in other Tropics
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Spermacoce latifolia. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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