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Spermacoce pusilla
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Borreria pusilla (Wall.) DC. |
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Erect or ascending annual herb, 10-60 cm tall. Leaves opposite, appearing falsely whorled, linear lanceolate, minutely scabrid above, hairless beneath. Flowers in dense, compact clusters at the nodes. Corolla white or pink. Capsule 1.5 mm long, ellipsoid, hairless or sparsely pubescent. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | pusilla: insignificant, small, weak |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa, Madagascar, tropical Asia to Japan and Philippines. |
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| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 255. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 33. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 74. Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Page 177. |
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