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Scoparia dulcis L., Sp. Pl. 116. 1753.

Hierbas anuales o perennes, erectas, frecuentemente sufruticosas, (17–) 30–100 (–150) cm de alto, glabras o los tallos a veces ciliados en los nudos. Hojas linear-oblanceoladas a angostamente obovadas, (9–) 14–45 (–53) mm de largo, margen dentado; indistintamente pecioladas. Flores solitarias o en fascículos de 2 ó 3, pedicelos 4–6 (–7) mm de largo; cáliz 4-lobado, 1.5–2 mm de largo; corola 2–2.5 mm de largo y 3–4 mm de ancho, blanca, a veces purpúrea en la garganta. Cápsula ovoide-globosa y 4-sulcada, (2–) 2.5–4 mm de largo.

Maleza frecuente en áreas perturbadas, en todo el país; 0–1400 m; fl y fr todo el año; Ortiz 395, Sandino 3544; pantropical. "Escoba".

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Perennial herbs or weak shrubs to 1.5 m tall, conspicuously glandular punctate (under a lens), the branches slender, angled by the concaulescent leaf bases, mostly glabrous, sometimes ciliate at the nodes. Leaves opposite, sometimes obovate, saliently dentate and to 4 cm long and 1.8 cm wide, mostly much narrower and smaller, the teeth often inconspicuous, apically obtuse, basally cuneate, sometimes with a distinct petiolar region, the midvein prominent with ca. 3 ascending lateral veins on each side, the venation often obscure above. Inflorescence of 1-several flowers from the leaf axils, often paired; pedicels filiform, mostly ca. 5 mm long. Flowers small, the calyx 4-parted nearly to the base, the lobes oblong, obtuse or rounded apically, mostly glabrous, sometimes ciliate, apically rounded, 3 nerved; corolla white, rotate, 4-lobed nearly to the base, the lobes 21/2 mm long, only slightly exceeding the calyx, ovate, glabrous above but densely bearded with long white hairs in the lower '/8 within; stamens 4, the filaments glabrous, slender, inserted on the corolla tube, 1 mm long; anthers yellow, 1 mm long, ellipsoidal, exserted; ovary ellipsoidal, the style 1.5 mm long, only slightly exceeding the anthers, the stigma punctiform, exserted. Capsule globose, 1.5-2.0 mm across, exceeding the calyx, 4-sulcate, yellowish brown, glabrous, dehiscing apically, sometimes beaked by remnants of the style; seeds numerous, ca. 0.5 mm long, somewhat prismatic, coarsely reticulate.

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Erect subshrub 0.4-1 m tall, branching along main stem or less often many-branched from a subwoody taproot; stems cylindrical, 6-ribbed, puberulent, especially at nodes. Leaf blades 1.3-4 x 0.3-1 cm, elliptic to blanceolate or obovate, chartaceous, glabrous, glandular-punctate, the apex acute or obtuse, the base cuneate, the margins serrate above the middle; petioles 0-3 mm long. Flowers solitary or paired in leaf axils; pedicels 5-8 mm long, slender. Sepals 4, ovate, 1.5-2 mm long, ciliate; corolla white, 3.5-4 mm long, the tube with long ascending hairs at base, the lobes 4, reflexed, oblong and rounded at apex; stamens 4, the filaments ca. 1 mm long, pinkish-tinged, the anthers ca. 1 mm long, white; ovary ovoid, glabrous, green, the style filiform, elongate, white, the stigma capitate. Capsule ovoid, 3-3.5 mm long, with a persistent style. Seeds numerous ca. 0.5 mm long, reticulate.

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Stems many-branched, 20–70 cm, glabrous. Leaves opposite or 3–4-whorled, oblanceolate to oblong-obovate, 0.5–3.5 by 0.2–1.5 cm, acute at apex, attenuate to petioles, 0.5–1 cm, coarsely acute-serrate, glabrous above, gland-dotted beneath. Flowers 1–4-fasciculate in leaf-axils; pedicels 3–7 mm, glabrous. Calyx 4-lobed almost to the base, 1.5 mm long in flower, 2.5 mm long in fruit; lobes oblong-ovate, subacute, ciliate on margin. Corolla white, 3 mm long, 6–7 mm across, throat with dense long white hairs, deeply 4-lobed; lobes oblong, obtuse. Capsule globose, 2.5 mm long and wide. Seeds 0.5–0.6 by 0.3–0.4 mm.

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Leaf: leaf not pinnatisect; shape linear/oblanceolate/lanceolate/elliptic/ovate/ovate elliptic/oval-lanceolate; indumentum glabrate/puberulous. Flower: number of the sepal 4; colour of the corolla white/purplish/lilac; number of the petal 4.

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Hoja: hoja(s) no pinatisecta(s); forma linear(es)/oblanceolada(s)/lanceolada(s)/elíptico(s)/oval(es)/oval(es) elíptico(s)/oval-lanceolada(s); indumento glabra(s)/pubérulo(s). Flor: número de sépala(s) 4; color de la corola albo/morada/lila; número de pétala(s) 4.

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Folha: folha(s) não pinatissecta(s); formato linear(es)/oblanceolada(s)/lanceolada(s)/elíptico(s)/oval(ais)/oval(ais) elíptico(s)/oval-lanceolada(s); indumento glabra(s)/pubérulo(s). Flor: número de sépala(s) 4; cor da corola alvo/arroxeada/lilás; número de pétala(s) 4.

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Flowers white or bluish, usually 4 petals, densely bearded inside.

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Erect shrubby weed 1-3 ft.

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Capsule 2–3.5 mm. long, ripening pale brown.

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Corolla 2.5–3.5 mm. long, white to pale mauve.

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Calyx 1.5–2.5 mm. long, 4-lobed, lobes ovate to oblong, obtuse, shortly ciliate towards apex.

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Flowers solitary or more rarely paired in axils of leaf-like bracts, forming branched, many-flowered raceme-like inflorescence; pedicels up to 0.7 cm. long, filiform, glabrous.

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Woody perennial or subshrub to 60 cm. tall, erect, much-branched, glabrous or minutely hairy especially at nodes; stem and branches angular or ribbed.

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Leaves 1.2–4.5(5.5) x 0.2–0.9 cm., usually ternately whorled or occasionally opposite, narrowly oblanceolate to elliptic-lanceolate, narrowed towards base, apex acute or obtuse, crenate to clearly and sometimes deeply serrate in upper half, almost entire below, glabrous, densely punctate, nerves prominent below.

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Herbe vivace ou suffrutex, atteignant 60 cm de haut; tige dressée, glabre ou pubescente aux nœuds, quadrangulaire, à ramificarions nombreuses (paraclades). Feuilles opposées, sessiles; limbe oblancéolé à elliptique-lancéolé, obtus à subaigu au sommet, de 12-45 (55) mm de long et 2-9 mm de large, obtusément à étroitement crénelé ou denté, à nervation pennée. Inflorescence lâche, en forme de racème. Fleurs blanches; pédicelle de 7 mm de long; calice de 1,5-2 mm de long, à 4 lobes de 1,3-2,3 mm de long; corolle subrotacée, de 2,5-3,5 mm de long, à 4 lobes ovales à oblongs; gorge couverte de poils denses; étamines 4, à filet de 1 mm de long; anthères à 2 thèques égales, de 1 mm de long; ovaire ovoïde, de 1,5 mm de long, glabre; style 2 mm de long; stigmate bilobé. Capsules de 2-3,5 mm de long, loculicides.

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herbs or weak shrubs

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Subarbusto

Erva

A common weed, on waste ground, dry deciduous forests, on dried up rice-fields, on sandy river banks; up to 400 m altitude.

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Terrícola

Endroits rudéralisés, cultures, champs, bord des routes et chemins, savanes, souvent sur sol sableux.

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widespread weed of tropical lowlands.

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A common weed of open, disturbed areas, especially along roadsides and along trails. Bordeaux (A3824), Fortsberg (A2424). Also on St. Croix, St. Thomas, and Tortola; a pantropical weed.

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Mauritanie, Sénégal, Gambie, Mali, Guinée-Bissau, Guinée, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Niger, Nigeria, S. Tomé, Annobon, Principe, Tchad, Cameroun, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Rép. centrafricaine, Sudan, Ethiopie, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzanie, Angola, Zambie, Malawi, Madagascar, Comores, Seychelles, Maurice; Asie tropicale, Australie, Amérique tropicale.

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A native of tropical America, naturalized throughout the tropics.

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Le suc de la plante est utilisé en lavement contre les vers intestinaux (fide Broun).

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