Occurrence (Special Areas) :
Ayurvedic Udyan, Punit Van, Sarita Udyan
About Spermacoce articularis Plant :
Habit : A procumbent herb in which the branches bearing the inflorescence are at times erect, in dense growth the whole plant is erect, hispidly hairy in younger parts.
Leaves : Oblong or elliptic, pubescent, scabrid, acute, margins ciliate and scabrid, stipules membranous with a few bristles which are generally longer than the sheath.
Flowers : Occassionally white, more often pink or pale lilac, several in a whorl within the stipular cup and therefore axillary, sub-sessile, corolla generally shorter.
Fruit : Capsule, oblong, apiculate.
Seeds : Seeds half-ellipsoid, rounded at both ends or one end rounded the other somewhat truncate, the inner side flat with a deep groove all along the middle, surface finely granulate.
Flowering and Fruiting Time : August - January
Significance : The seeds are used as a substitute for coffee.
