Borreria hispida (L.) K. Schum.
Common Name : Shaggy buttonweed
Family : Rubiaceae

HABIT |
A PROCUMBENT HERB WITH A
STOUT TAPROOT. |
STEMS |
QUADRANGULAR, HIRSUTE, HISPID
OR SUBGLABROUS, USUALLY WITH LONG INTERNODES. |
LEAVES |
LEAVES SUBSESSILE, 1.3-5 CM
LONG AND 0.8-2 CM WIDE, OBLONG OR ELLIPTIC, APEX ACUTE, SCABRID, PUBESCENT OR
NEARLY GLABROUS WITH SCABRID OR CILIATE MARGINS. |
FLOWERS |
BLUE, PALE MAUVE OR WHITE,
4-6 TOGETHER IN A WHORL WITHIN A STIPULAR CUP. |
FRUITS |
CAPSULES 5 MM LONG, HARD,
USUALLY HAIRY, ELLIPSOID, ROUNDED AT BOTH ENDS. |
SEEDS |
3-4 MM LONG, OBLONG OR OVOID,
VENTRALLY GROOVED, GRANULATE, BROWN. |