Borreria ocymoides (Burm.f.) DC.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Basionym : Spermacoce ocymoides Burm.f.
  • Synonym(s) : Borreria ocymoides var. thekkumalensis Sivar. & K.T.Joseph
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Spermacoce ocymoides Burm.f.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Tharakeera (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Foot hill, scrub forests and wasteland
  • Comments / notes : On hills up to 1400m , on bare slopes along the wayside in thin layer of soil
  • Flower, Fruit : July-February
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : West Godavari district
    • Karnataka : Kolar district, Hassan district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Thane district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Dindigul district, Salem district, Dharmapuri district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Bangladesh, Fiji, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Fiji, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • 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., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1987). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 2.
    • Sivarajan & Joseph 1979
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Borreria ocymoides. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

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