Spermacoce tenuior
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 tenuior
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Spermacoce tenuior. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
13 synonyms in this snapshot
- Bigelovia linifoliaName author: (Vahl) Spreng.
- Borreria capitellataName author: (Willd.) Cham. & Schltdl.
- Borreria herbert-smithiiName author: Rusby
- Borreria laevisName author: (Lam.) Griseb.
- Borreria linifoliaName author: (Vahl) F.Dietr.
- Spermacoce capitellataName author: Willd.
- Spermacoce guianensisName author: Bremek.
- Spermacoce laevisName author: Lam.
- Spermacoce linifoliaName author: Vahl
- Spermacoce tenuior var. angustifoliaName author: Eggers
- Spermacoce tenuior var. majorName author: Beurl.
- Spermacoceodes tenuiorName author: (L.) Kuntze
- Tardavel laevisName author: (Lam.) Standl.
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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