Spermacoce bangweolensis (R.E.Fr.) Verdc.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Spermacoce

Characteristics

Leaves somewhat fleshy in life, rigid when dry, 1.5–4 cm. x 1.5–2.5 mm., linear, acute at the apex, subsessile, glabrous save for short stiff marginal hairs rendering margin very scabrid; lateral nerves not visible; stipule sheath 3 mm. long, papillate-puberulous, with 1–5 setae, 0.5–6 mm. long.
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Corolla pale blue, 4–7 mm. long, 3 mm. wide at the throat, narrowly funnel-shaped, glabrous; lobes 3–4 x 1–1.5 mm., triangular-oblong, acute, with very few apical hairs outside.
Prostrate or suberect clump-forming subshrub up to c. 50 cm.; stems brown, the upper parts 4-angled, bifariously pubescent with papilla-like hairs.
Flowers up to c. 20 in terminal congested clusters and at 1–3 immediately lower nodes.
Anthers and style exserted c. 2 mm.; stigmatic club bifid.
Seeds ± chestnut, 2.25–2.5 mm. long, oblong.
Calyx lobes 2,3–6 mm. long, linear, acute.
Capsule 3 mm. long, obovoid.
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Distribution

Spermacoce bangweolensis world distribution map, present in Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:766617-1
WFO ID wfo-0000312268
COL ID 4YJLV
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Synonyms

Spermacoce bangweolensis Borreria bangweolensis