Rubiaceae FAMILY
Spermacoce laevis
Spermacoce laevis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Spermacoce laevis is an erect, annual to perennial plant, mainly branched from the base. The stems can be decumbent or ascending, the plant growing 15 - 50cm tall[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela; C. America - southern Mexico to central Mexico[ Caribbean.
HabitatGrassland, along roadsides, in rice fields, often on hard soils, often abundant, at elevations from sea-level up to 1,200 metres, occasionally to 2,000 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].