Rubiaceae Week: Spermacoce articularis from Dakpathar

Gurcharan Singh

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Feb 12, 2012, 1:16:00 AM2/12/12

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Spermacoce articularis Linnaeus f., Suppl. Pl. 119. 1782.

syn: Borreria articularis (L. f.) F. N. Williams

Small perennial herb with procumbent or ascending branches, strongly angled; leaves sessile or subsessile, oblong-elliptic to obovate-spathulate, 10-15 mm long, minutely hairy, apex obtuse or rounded; flowers white or tinged pink, in axillary clusters of 1-6, bracts linear up to mm long; calyx lobes 4, narrowly triangular, 1.5 mm long; corolla tube 6-10 mm long, lobes 2 mm long; capsule globose to ellipsoid, 2-2.5 mm long.

Photographed near Dakpathar on way to Chakrata in September

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
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SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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Balkar Singh

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Feb 12, 2012, 1:19:24 AM2/12/12

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Nice Shots Sir. I think you are going to post alphabetically!!

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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
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Prashant Awale

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Feb 12, 2012, 7:51:21 AM2/12/12

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Yes, Nice shot Gurcharan Singh ji.
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Prashant

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