Spermacoce arvensis (Hiern) Good

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Status:	Native
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Derivation of specific name:	arvensis: of cultivated fields
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Zimbabwe distribution:	N,W,C,E,S
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Literature:	Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 33. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 74. Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Pages 171 - 172. (Includes a picture).

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