Spermacoce ocymoides
Also known as: Bigelovia gracilis Spreng. +13 more
- Bigelovia gracilis Spreng.
- Bigelovia laevicaulis Miq.
- Bigelovia ocymoides (Burm.f.) Miq.
- Bigelovia parviflora Spreng.
- Bigelovia stricta (L.f.) Blume
- Bigelovia tenera (R.Br. ex G.Don) Heynh.
- Borreria laevicaulis (Miq.) Ridl.
- Borreria ocymoides (Burm.f.) DC.
- Borreria ocymoides var. minorifolia Hochr.
- Borreria ocymoides var. thekkumalensis Sivar. & K.T.Joseph
- Borreria trichantha Miq.
- Spermacoce microphylla Pohl ex DC.
- Spermacoce ramosa Wall.
- Spermacoce tenera R.Br. ex G.Don
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Rubiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or subshrub.
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Naturally occurring in Tropical Asia and the Pacific, Spermacoce ocymoides is an annual or shrub belonging to the Rubiaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Papuasia, Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bangladesh, Fiji, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Argentina Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Paraguay, Peru, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre