Spermacoce prostrata
A species in the Rubiaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Spermacoce
- Species
- Spermacoce prostrata
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1775
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Spermacoce prostrata. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
25 synonyms in this snapshot
- Borreria domingensisName author: Griseb.
- Borreria gracilisName author: (Ruiz & Pav.) F.Dietr.
- Borreria heterophyllaName author: Brandegee
- Borreria micranthaName author: Torr. & A.Gray
- Borreria microphyllaName author: DC.
- Borreria ocymoides f. bisepalaName author: (Bremek.) Steyerm.
- Borreria ocymoides f. tenuisName author: Chodat & Hassl.
- Borreria ocymoides var. bisepalaName author: Bremek.
- Borreria ocymoides var. minimaName author: Chodat & Hassl.
- Borreria parvifloraName author: G.Mey.
- Borreria patulaName author: M.Martens & Galeotti
- Borreria prostrataName author: (Aubl.) Miq.
- Borreria ramisparsaName author: DC.
- Borreria tampicanaName author: DC.
- Mitracarpus puberulusName author: Benth.
- Spermacoce cephalophoraName author: Rusby
- Spermacoce domingensisName author: (Griseb.) C.Wright
- Spermacoce gracilisName author: Ruiz & Pav.
- Spermacoce heterophyllaName author: (Brandegee) Govaerts
- Spermacoce parvifloraName author: Hemsl.
- Spermacoce parvifloraName author: (G.Mey.) A.Gray
- Spermacoce patulaName author: (M.Martens & Galeotti) Hemsl.
- Spermacoce ramisparsaName author: Pohl ex DC.
- Spermacoce ramisparsaName author: (DC.) Hiern
- Spermacoce rotataName author: Poit. ex Roem. & Schult.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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