Spermacoce exilis (L. O. Williams) C. D. Adams

Description:

Kampung Sungai Genuak, Kedah, Malaysia.Spermacoce exilis (L.O.Williams) C.D.Adams ex W.C.Burger & C.M.Taylor. Rubiaceae. CN: Toothed buttonweed, Pacific false buttonweed, False buttonweed. Native of the paleotropic; elsewhere naturalized. Annual herbs; stems decumbent, 0.2-4 dm long, usually many-branched. Synonym(s):Borreria exilis L.O.WilliamsBorreria gracilis L.O.Williams [Illegitimate]Borreria repens DC.Spermacoce decandollei Deb & R.M.Dutta [Illegitimate]Spermacoce mauritiana GideonSpermacoce repens (DC.) Fosberg & J.M.Powell [Illegitimate]Ref. and suggested reading:www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-193544www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?447650www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=2...www.hear.org/pier/species/spermacoce_exilis.htm