| Broadleaf false buttonweed | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
| Tribe: | Spermacoceae |
| Genus: | Spermacoce |
| Species: | S. ovalifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Spermacoce ovalifolia | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Spermacoce ovalifolia, the broadleaf false buttonweed, is a species of plants in the Rubiaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, parts of the Caribbean ( Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Trinidad, and the Windward Islands), and South America ( Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay). [1] [2] [3] [4]
Spermacoce ovalifolia is an annual herb about 30 cm tall. Leaves are ovate, up to 4 cm long. flowers are very small, in dense axillary clusters. [4]
References
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Spermacoce ovalifolia
- ^ Hemsley, William Botting. 1881. Biologia Centrali-Americani; or, Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna and Flora of Mexico and Central America, Botany 2(7): 59, Spermacoce ovalifolia
- ^ Martens, Martin & Galeotti, Henri Guillaume. 1844. Bulletin de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles-lettres de Bruxelles 11(1): 129–130, Borreria ovalifolia
- ^ a b Watson, Sereno. 1890. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 25: 152–153, Spermacoce pringlei
External links
- Spermacoce
- Flora of Mexico
- Flora of Central America
- Flora of Cuba
- Flora of Puerto Rico
- Flora of Trinidad and Tobago
- Flora of the Windward Islands
- Flora of Venezuela
- Flora of Colombia
- Flora of Ecuador
- Flora of Bolivia
- Flora of Brazil
- Flora of Paraguay
- Plants described in 1844
- Taxa named by Henri Guillaume Galeotti
- Taxa named by Martin Martens
| Broadleaf false buttonweed | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
| Tribe: | Spermacoceae |
| Genus: | Spermacoce |
| Species: | S. ovalifolia
|
| Binomial name | |
| Spermacoce ovalifolia | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
| |
Spermacoce ovalifolia, the broadleaf false buttonweed, is a species of plants in the Rubiaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, parts of the Caribbean ( Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Trinidad, and the Windward Islands), and South America ( Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay). [1] [2] [3] [4]
Spermacoce ovalifolia is an annual herb about 30 cm tall. Leaves are ovate, up to 4 cm long. flowers are very small, in dense axillary clusters. [4]
References
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Spermacoce ovalifolia
- ^ Hemsley, William Botting. 1881. Biologia Centrali-Americani; or, Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna and Flora of Mexico and Central America, Botany 2(7): 59, Spermacoce ovalifolia
- ^ Martens, Martin & Galeotti, Henri Guillaume. 1844. Bulletin de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles-lettres de Bruxelles 11(1): 129–130, Borreria ovalifolia
- ^ a b Watson, Sereno. 1890. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 25: 152–153, Spermacoce pringlei
External links
- Spermacoce
- Flora of Mexico
- Flora of Central America
- Flora of Cuba
- Flora of Puerto Rico
- Flora of Trinidad and Tobago
- Flora of the Windward Islands
- Flora of Venezuela
- Flora of Colombia
- Flora of Ecuador
- Flora of Bolivia
- Flora of Brazil
- Flora of Paraguay
- Plants described in 1844
- Taxa named by Henri Guillaume Galeotti
- Taxa named by Martin Martens