Spermacoce ocymifolia Willd.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Spermacoce

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite plant. It grows 1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Spermacoce ocymifolia leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Spermacoce ocymifolia leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Spermacoce ocymifolia fruit picture by Global VidaVerde (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Spermacoce ocymifolia world distribution map, present in Aruba, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Moldova (Republic of), Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:766862-1
WFO ID wfo-0000312620
COL ID 4YJXH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 636787
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Synonyms

Spermacoce asperula Spermacoce caerulea Spermacoce ocymifolia Spermacoce portoricensis Borreria alternans Borreria ocymifolia Spermacoce alternans Spermacoce longiflora Spermacoce virgata Spermacoce elliptica Borreria asperula Diodia ocymifolia Hemidiodia ocymifolia Spermacoce longifolia l'hér. ex Spermacoce nervata Spermacoce longifolia f. glabrata Spermacoce neovirgata Borreria virgata