Rubiaceae
Spermacoce

Spermacoce capitata Ruiz & Pav.

First published in Fl. Peruv. 1: 61 (1798), nom. cons.
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & S. Tropical America. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Delprete, P.G. (2010). Rubiaceae. Flora dos estados de Goiás e Tocantins 40: 1-1610. Universidade Federal de Goiás.
  • Delprete, P.G., Smith, L.B., Klein, R.M. (2005). Flora Ilustrada Catarinense 2: 349-842. Herbário "Barbosa Rodrigues", Atají, Brasil.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Mendoza, H., Ramirez P., B.R. & Jimenez, L.C. (2004). Rubiaceae de Colombia: guia ilustrada de generos: 1-351. Instituto de Investigacion de Recursos Biologicos Alexander von Humboldt, Bogota, Colombia.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • GBIF (2008- continuously updated). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2014 Richards, P.W. [6428] Brazil K001068410 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Irwin, H.S.; Grear, J.W., Jr.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [16482] Brazil K001068421 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Irwin, H.S.; Fonseca, S.F., da; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R.; Ramos, J. [27214] Brazil K001068408 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Kirkbride, J.H., Jr. [3790] Brazil K001068404 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Irwin, H.S.; Grear, J.W., Jr.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [16491] Brazil K001068413 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Philcox, D.; Onishi, E. [4913] Brazil K001068406 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Glaziou, A.F.M. [21516] Brazil K001068409 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Weir, J. [390] Brazil K001068414 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Philcox, D.; Onishi, E. [4775] Brazil K001068407 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Souza, V.C.; Sakuragui, C.M. [4910] Brazil K001068411 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Kirkbride, J.H., Jr. [5265] Brazil K001068423 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Hunt, D.R.; Ramos, J.F. [5524] Brazil K001068412 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Hunt, D.R.; Ramos, J.F. [5822] Brazil K001068424 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Kirkbride, J.H., Jr. [4727] Brazil K001068405 Yes
Ule, E. [6000] Brazil K000996595 Yes
Usteri, A. [126] Brazil K000996632 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Ramos, J. [365] Brazil K000996598 Yes
Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000996612 Yes
Regnell, A.F. [III/131] Brazil K000996620 Yes
Kirkbride, J.H., Jr. [4758] Brazil K000996590 Yes
Castellanos, A. [23526] Brazil K000996629 Yes
Andrade, K.; Figueirredo, L. [100] Brazil K000265168 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Fonseca, S.F., da [23994] Brazil K000996622 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Grear, J.W., Jr.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [18024] Brazil K000996600 Yes
Gardner, G. [4747] Brazil K000996604 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [17240] Brazil K000996639 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [8679-10] Brazil K000996582 Yes
Prance, G.T. [29945] Brazil K000996587 Yes
Ule, E. [8324] Brazil K000996588 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Bertolda, J. [R 1617] Brazil K000996599 Yes
Lima-Verde, L.W.; Figueiredo, M.A.; Zárate, E.L.P.; Gomes, O.M.; Oliveira, O.F. [269] Brazil K000996593 Yes
Smith, L.B.; Magnanini, A.; Oliveira e Silva, S.L.; Dau, L.; Ormond, W.T.; Lopes da Silva, Z. [6578] Brazil K000996625 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [8699] Brazil K000996583 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [8679/22] Brazil K000996581 Yes
Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000996621 Yes
Kirkbride, J.H., Jr.; Kirkbride, M.C.G. [3471] Brazil K000996592 Yes
Zarucchi, J.L.; Barbosa, C.E. [3602] Colombia K001435554 Yes
Usteri, A. [1770] Brazil K000996634 Yes
Eden, M.J. [EM89] Brazil K000996589 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [4121] Brazil K000996615 Yes
Krieger, L.; Leise [s.n.] Brazil K000996594 Yes
Gardner, G. [3779] Brazil K000996586 Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.] Brazil K000996605 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [6997-2] Brazil K000996585 Yes
Pohl, J.B.E. [775] Brazil K000996606 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [8715-2] Brazil K000996584 Yes
Skorupa, L.A.; Assis, M.C.; Xavier, S.C.S. [849] Brazil K000996591 Yes
Pohl, J.B.E. [775] Brazil K000996611 Yes
Argent, G.C.G.; Ramos, J.; Richards, P.W.; Souza, R. [6535 a] Brazil K000996597 Yes
Vianna, M.C. [156] Brazil K000996628 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [4259] Brazil K000996596 Yes
Pohl, J.B.E. [3664(1791)] Brazil K000996614 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [3995] Brazil K000996616 Yes
Zarucchi, J.L.; Barbosa, C.E. [3602], Colombia K001435554 Yes
Mota, N.F.O.; Viana, P.L.; Sobrado, S.V.; Salas, R.M. [2673] Brazil Borreria strictissima K001609948 Yes
Mota, N.F.O.; Viana, P.L.; Sobrado, S.V.; Salas, R.M. [2673] Brazil Borreria strictissima K001609949 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Sano, P.T.; Atkins, S.; Sakuragui, C.M.; Harley, R.M.; Souza, V.C. [CFCR14432] Brazil Borreria capitata K000012325 No
Jan 1, 1999 Lobo, C.M.B. [3] Brazil Borreria capitata K000013389 No
Oct 1, 1998 Gardner [2888] Brazil Borreria capitata K000016206 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Mori, S.A.; King, R.M.; dos Santos, T.S.; Hage, J.L. [12416] Brazil Borreria capitata K000016208 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Blanchet [2619] Brazil Borreria capitata K000016203 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [15773] Brazil Borreria capitata K000016200 No
Oct 1, 1998 Salzmann Brazil Borreria capitata K000016202 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; dos Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [19645] Brazil Borreria capitata K000016201 No
Oct 1, 1998 Hatschbach, G.; Hatschbach, M.; Barbosa, E. [56685B] Brazil Borreria capitata K000016207 Yes
Oct 1, 1998 Harley, R.M.; Stannard, B. [27645] Brazil Borreria capitata K000016210 No
Jan 1, 1998 Stannard, B.; Queiroz, R.F. [H51131] Brazil Borreria capitata K000001983 No
Jan 1, 1998 Ganev, W. [3111] Brazil Borreria capitata K000001985 No
Jan 1, 1998 Ganev, W. [509] Brazil Borreria capitata K000001891 No
Jan 1, 1998 Queiroz, L.P.; et al. [5010] Brazil Borreria capitata K000001963 No
Mar 1, 1997 Orlandi, R.; Stradmann, M.T.; Poveda, A.; Guedes, M.L. [PCD517] Brazil Borreria capitata K000016209 No
Oct 7, 1982 Hoehne, W. [5858] Brazil Borreria capitata K000996363 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Mori, S.A.; de Carvalho, A.M.; Mattos Silva, L.A.; dos Santos, T.S.; Ribeiro, A.J. [11981] Brazil Borreria capitata K000016211 Yes
Martius Brazil Borreria capitata K000016518 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [5389] Brazil Borreria capitata K000996364 Yes
Luschnath [94] Brazil Borreria capitata K000016212 Yes
Regnell, I. [181B] Brazil Borreria capitata K000470209 Type Yes
Schumann Brazil Borreria capitata K000016515 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; dos Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [19893] Brazil Borreria capitata K000016204 Yes
Pohl [776] Brazil Borreria capitata K000470211 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forzza, R.C. [3029] Brazil Borreria capitata K001212264 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; de Carvalho, A.M.; Nunes, J.M.S.; L Hage, J.; dos Santos, E.B. [23007] Brazil Borreria capitata K000016205 No
Regnell, I. [181] Brazil Borreria capitata K000470214 Type Yes
Clausen, P. Brazil Borreria capitata K000470210 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [821] Brazil Borreria capitata K000996361 Yes
Dusén, P. [9158] Brazil Borreria capitata K000996362 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • 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/
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    • Kew Bulletin
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    • 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0