Rubiaceae
Spermacoce

Spermacoce orinocensis Willd.

First published in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 3: 531 (1818)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso. [Cited as Spermacoce capitata.]
  • Delprete, P.G. & Cortés-B., R. (2006 publ. 2007). A synopsis of the Rubiaceae of the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, with a key to genera, and a preliminary species list. Revista de Biologia Neotropical 3: 13-96. [Cited as Spermacoce capitata.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Spermacoce capitata.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Delprete, P.G., Smith, L.B., Klein, R.M. (2005). Flora Ilustrada Catarinense 2: 349-842. Herbário "Barbosa Rodrigues", Atají, Brasil.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2014 Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001068397 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Burchell, W.J. [5114] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001068298 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Glaziou, A.F.M. [18288] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001068302 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Usteri, A. [s.n.] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001068294 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Glaziou, A.F.M. [9472] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001068395 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Glaziou, A.F.M. [18286] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001068301 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Burchell, W.J. [7004] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001068297 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Ratter, J.A. [R 2923] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001068289 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Glaziou, A.F.M. [12776] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001068401 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Burchell, W.J. [7004] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001068300 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001068394 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Reineck, E.M.; Czermak, J. [75] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001068295 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Claussen, P. [13] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001068399 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Krapovickas, A.; Cristóbal, C.L. [42005] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001068290 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Mendonça, R.C.; Cardoso, E.; Fonseca, M.L.; Alvarenga, D. [4306] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001068291 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Tweedie, J. [s.n.] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001068400 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 s.coll. [770] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001068293 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Glaziou, A.F.M. [8163] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001068403 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Burchell, W.J. [5077] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001068299 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Martius, C.F.P., von [1058] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001068398 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Burchell, W.J. [5294] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001068303 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Arbo, M.M.; Menezes, N.L.; Schinini, A.; Campos, M.T.V.A. [4669] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001060157 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Allen, C.K.; Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, F. [2703] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001060150 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Lowe, J. [4251] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001060156 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [3030] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001060151 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Burchell, W.J. [8657] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001060149 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Kirkbride, J.H., Jr.; Lleras, E. [2953] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001060152 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Burchell, W.J. [8679-22] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001060147 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Krapovickas, A.; Cristóbal, C.L. [41945] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001060153 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Glaziou, A.F.M. [19426] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001060148 Yes
Oct 1, 1993 Brooks, R.R.; Reeves, R.D. [402] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001060155 Yes
Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001068396 Yes
s.coll. [770] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001068296 Yes
Hassler, E. [6502 a] Paraguay Spermacoce tenella K000470344 Unknown Type Material Yes
Usteri, A. [2061] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001068292 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [14922] Brazil Spermacoce tenella K001068402 Yes
Hassler, E. [5155] Paraguay Spermacoce tenella K000470345 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pires, F.R.S. [505] Brazil Spermacoce brasiliensis K001076173 Yes
Stella, M.; Silvestre, F. [26] Brazil Spermacoce brasiliensis K001076174 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Amaral, M.C.E., et al. [97/119] Brazil Borreria tenella K000265405 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Amaral, M.C.E., et al. [97/106] Brazil Borreria tenella K000265404 No
Jan 1, 2008 Pirani, J.R., et al. [4595] Brazil Borreria tenella K000265288 No
Mota, N.F.O.; Viana, P.L.; Sobrado, S.V.; Salas, R.M. [2676] Brazil Borreria tenella K001609996 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images