Purple-leaved Button Weed

Rubiaceae (madder, bedstraw, or coffee family) » Spermacoce ocymoides

 

sperm-a-KOH-see -- seed point, referring to the capsule being surrounded by calyx points

ok-kye-MOY-deez -- resembles Ocimum (basil)

 

commonly known as: basil-like spermacoce, purple-leaved button weed

 

Native of: Mauritius, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines; naturalized elsewhere

 

 

References: Flowers of India • PIER • Flora of Thailand • NPGS / GRIN

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