Richardia scabra L.

English: Rough mexican clover

Mandarin: 墨苜蓿 (mo mu xu)

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Gentianales (113)

        Family: Rubiaceae (62)(family description)

          Genus: Richardia (3)

            Epithet: scabra L. (2)

Synonym: Plethyrsis glauca Raf.

glauca => greyish or bluish

scabra => rough to touch

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: white

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