Abstract: Borreria articularis（ Linn.f.） F N Williams is a common herbaceous plant used widely in tropical orchard china in Hainan Province，The paper studied the characteristics of germination of B. articularis（ L.f.） F. N. Williams seed. Results indicated that：the 1000-seed weight was 2.28 g，the moisture content of the seed was 22.93%，and had no hard to cook phenomenon. The seed had primary dormancy，the dormant period varied. The best method of sreak seed dormancy was that seeds treated with 150-300 mg/L GA3 for 24 hours，and the effect of soaking seeds with hot water was not significant. The optimum temperiture for the seed sprouting was 30-35℃，the optimum soil water content was 30%-50%，and the seedling rate increased with increase sowing depth up to 6 centimeters. Therefor，it is recommended that soaded seeds priviously with 150-300 mg/L GA3 for 24 hours before sowing， avioded low temperiture and excessive watering during sowing，it is also advisable to sowed seeds at the depth 6 centimeters and more，which was beneficial to seedling.