Spermacoce pusilla Wall.

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Synonyms:	Borreria pusilla (Wall.) DC.
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Status:	Native
Description:	Erect or ascending annual herb, 10-60 cm tall. Leaves opposite, appearing falsely whorled, linear lanceolate, minutely scabrid above, hairless beneath. Flowers in dense, compact clusters at the nodes. Corolla white or pink. Capsule 1.5 mm long, ellipsoid, hairless or sparsely pubescent.
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Derivation of specific name:	pusilla: insignificant, small, weak
Habitat:	In Brachystegia woodland, seasonally damp grassland, roadsides and cleared ground, usually on sandy soils.
Altitude range: (metres)	Up to 2000 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in tropical Africa, Madagascar, tropical Asia to Japan and Philippines.
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,W,C,E
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Content last updated:	Tuesday 9 December 2008
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