Borreria pusilla (Wall.) DC.
Common Name : Tiny false buttonweed
Family : Rubiaceae
HABIT |
ANNUAL HERB, 5-20 CM TALL. |
STEMS |
MOSTLY UNBRANCHED,
QUADRANGULAR, ANGLES SCABRID. |
LEAVES |
OPPOSITE AND VERTICILLATE,
2-5 X 0.5-0.7 CM LINEAR OR NARROWLY ELLIPTIC, MORE OR LESS SESSILE, ACUTE AND
ATTENUATE, MARGIN AND MIDRIB BENEATH SCABRID, WITH 2-3 PAIRS OF LATERAL
NERVES. |
FLOWERS |
INFLORESCENCE AXILLARY WITH
DENSE GLOBOSE HEADS, 5-10 MM IN DIAMETER; FLOWERS WHITE. |
FRUITS |
CAPSULE 2-2.5 MM LONG,
NARROWED AT BASE, PUBESCENT ABOVE, GLABROUS BELOW. |
SEEDS |
POLISHED, SHINING, 1.75-2 X
0.7 MM. |