Bothriospermum zeylanicum

Primary tabs

Bothriospermum zeylanicum

Description

Annual, with numerous stems and subappressed hairs that are only more patent in the petioles and leaf margins. Basal leaves soon dry and often vanishing, stem leaves 15-30 by 3-8 mm, decreasing in size upwards, with wavy margin and acute apex, the lower ones stalked, ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, the upper ones sessile, lanceolate. Inflorescence leafy, leaves 7-8 mm by c. 2 mm. Flowers not strictly axillary; pedicels 3-5 mm long.

Distribution

Afghanistan present, Asia-Tropical: India present; Jawa (Jawa present); Pakistan (Pakistan present); Philippines (Philippines present), China and adjacent parts of the former URSS present, Japan present
Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, China and adjacent parts of the former URSS, Japan; Malesia: Java (naturalized, according to Backer & Bakh. f., I.c.), Philippines.

Citation

C.B.Rob. 1909 – In: Philipp. J. Sc., Bot.: 697
Backer & Bakh.f. 1965 – In: Fl. Java: 463