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Spermacoce sphaerostigma
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Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Munshimbwe area, Mporokoso Distr., Northern Province
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Munshimbwe area, Mporokoso Distr., Northern Province
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Munshimbwe area, Mporokoso Distr., Northern Province
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Munshimbwe area, Mporokoso Distr., Northern Province
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Munshimbwe area, Mporokoso Distr., Northern Province
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| Synonyms: |
Arbulocarpus sphaerostigma (A. Rich.) Tennant Hypodematium ampliatum A. Rich. Hypodematium phaerostigma A. Rich. Spermacoce ampliata (A. Rich) Oliv. Spermacoce senensis sensu Hiern |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual erect herb 10-90 cm tall; stems unbranched to much-branched, sparsely to densely covered with spreading hairs; leaf blades 1-10 x 0.4-3.5 cm, lanceolate to elliptic-lanceolate, acute at apex and cuneate at base, sparsely to distinctly hairy on both surfaces; flowers in clusters at apex and upper axils of stems; corolla white, blue, purple or white with blue streaks, tube funnel-shaped, 5-8.5 x 0.8 at base, 5 mm wide at the throat; lobes 3-4 x 1.5-2 mm, triangular, usually with some hairs outside at the apex; capsule ovoid, 3.5-4 x 2-3 mm, splitting from the base upwards but remaining in one piece. |
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| Flowering time: | Feb - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Nigeria east to Ethiopia south to Mozambique and Zambia. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,T |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Pages 183 - 184. |
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Kew Herbarium catalogue: Spermacoce sphaerostigma
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Spermacoce sphaerostigma
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