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Rubiaceae

Snake-needle grass

Scleromitrion diffusum (Willd.) R.J.Wang

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Scleromitrion

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Snake-needle grass: Plant Species
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Common names

By language (5)
arz
هيديوتيس منتشر
Assamese
সৰ্পজিভা, লিহিৰি পতীয়া
Chinese
白花蛇舌草, 定经草
English
Snake-needle grass, Spreading hedyotis
Malayalam
പർപ്പടകപ്പുല്ല്, Parpatakapullu, കുമ്മാട്ടിപ്പുല്ല്

Synonyms

  • Hedyotis brachypoda R.Br. ex Wall.
  • Hedyotis diffusa Willd.
  • Hedyotis diffusa var. extensa (Hook.f.) R.Dutta
  • Hedyotis diffusa var. longipes Nakai
  • Hedyotis extensa R.Br. ex Wall.
  • Hedyotis polygonoides Wall.
  • Hedyotis radicans Bartl. ex DC.
  • Hedyotis ramosissima Kurz
  • Oldenlandia angustifolia var. pedicellata Miq.
  • Oldenlandia corymbosa var. uniflora (Benth.) Masam.
  • Oldenlandia diffusa (Willd.) Roxb.
  • Oldenlandia diffusa var. extensa Hook.f.
  • Oldenlandia diffusa var. polygonoides Hook.f.
  • Oldenlandia herbacea var. uniflora Benth.
  • Oldenlandia pauciflora Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.