Button weed
Spermacoce ocymoides

Family: Rubiaceae

What it is like

A herb. It can be erect or lie over. It can be 40 cm tall. The roots are fine and fibrous. The leaves are narrowly oval and 0.4-3.6 cm long by 0.25-1.6 cm wide. They are rounded at the tip. The flowers are in small groups at the nodes. They are 3-6 mm across. The fruit are oblong and 1 mm long by 0.8 mm wide.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Asia, East Africa, India

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Medicine

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Bigelovia gracilis Spreng.; Borreria ocymoides (Burm.f.) DC.; and others