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Spermacoce articularis

Species category

Flower

Common name

madanaghanti

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.

Size

  • Length 2.8–3 mm 
  • Width 1.4–1.5 mm 
  • Thickness 0.8–1 mm 

Color

Red

Texture

Reticulate

Other structures

VentralVentral:
Adaxial; of the side of an organ facing the axis (compare dorsal).
side is hollow with enrolled edges.

Identification notes

Reticulum rows are longitudinally oriented.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Rubiaceae

Valid name

Spermacoce articularis L. f.

Synonyms

Spermacoce articularis .True seeds with reticulum rows that are longitudinally oriented. Photo by Julia Scher, USDA-APHIS-PPQ.
Spermacoce articularis.True seeds with reticulum rows that are longitudinally oriented. Photo by Julia Scher, USDA-APHIS-PPQ.