Dear Muthu Ji, I think it is *Spermacoce ocymoides* (Rubiaceae), because it is an erect herb, leaves decussate, corolla white. It is very common in scrub forest, waterlands and layer of soil by rocks.
On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 11:27 AM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > Please help me to identify this herb found on a fallow land and grassland > near Solayar near Valapari in western ghats. Is this *Spermacoce* sp.? > > Leaf: 5x3 cm > Flower: 0.8cm long > Plant trails to a length of 1-2 feet > > Place: Solayar, Valparai, TN > Alt.: 1050 m asl > Date: 02 Aug 2012 > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Care Earth Trust > #15, second main road, > Thillai ganga nagar, > Chennai - 600 061 > Mob: 0091 96268 33911 > www.careearthtrust.org > > -- > > > > -- Umeshkumar Tiwari, Research Associate www.medicinalplantsofuttarakhand.in *www. <http://www.planttaxonomy.blogspot.com/>*planttaxonomy.blogspot.com/ Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT) Institute of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine No.74/2, Jarakbande Kaval Post: Attur, Via Yelahanka Bangalore - 560 064 +91-9411313351 --
