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Spermacoce prostrata Aubl.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Hist. Pl. Guiane: 58 (1775)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Gentianales
family
Rubiaceae
genus
Spermacoce
species
Spermacoce prostrata

Name

Synonyms
Borreria domingensis Griseb.
Borreria gracilis (Ruiz & Pav.) F.Dietr.
Borreria heterophylla Brandegee
Borreria micrantha Torr. & A.Gray
Borreria microphylla DC.
Borreria ocymoides f. bisepala (Bremek.) Steyerm.
Borreria ocymoides f. tenuis Chodat & Hassl.
Borreria ocymoides var. bisepala Bremek.
Borreria ocymoides var. minima Chodat & Hassl.
Borreria parviflora G.Mey.
Borreria patula M.Martens & Galeotti
Borreria prostrata (Aubl.) Miq.
Borreria ramisparsa DC.
Borreria tampicana DC.
Mitracarpus puberulus Benth.
Spermacoce cephalophora Rusby
Spermacoce domingensis (Griseb.) C.Wright
Spermacoce gracilis Ruiz & Pav.
Spermacoce heterophylla (Brandegee) Govaerts
Spermacoce parviflora (G.Mey.) A.Gray
Homonyms
Spermacoce prostrata Aubl.
Spermacoce prostrata R.D.Good
Common names
Prostrate false buttonweed in English
botoncillo in Spanish
prostrate false buttonweed in English
prostrate false buttonweed in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
  2. Hist. Pl. Guiane,: 58,1775
  3. Imada (2019), http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/publications/pdf/tr69.pdf
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