Rubiaceae
Spermacoce

Spermacoce hispida L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 102 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Malaya, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Philippines, Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chamchumroon, V. & Puff, C. (2003). The Rubiaceae of Ko Chang, south-eastern Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 31: 13-26.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Middleton, J.D. (ed.) (2019). Flora of Singapore 13: 1-654. Singapore Botanic Gardens.
  • Puff, C., Chayamarit, K., Chamchumroon, V. & Esser, H.-J. (2021). Flora of Thailand 15(1): 1-235. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Sheppard, C.R.C. & Seaward, M.R.D. (eds.) (1999). Ecology of the Chagos archipelago: 1-350. Westbury Academic & Scientific Publishing, Otley.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chamchumroon, V. & Puff, C. (2003). The Rubiaceae of Ko Chang, south-eastern Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 31: 13-26.
  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Puff, C., Chayamarit, K., Chamchumroon, V. & Esser, H.-J. (2021). Flora of Thailand 15(1): 1-235. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Ruhsam, M. (2005). Survey of all the Rubiaceae specimens at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sheppard, C.R.C. & Seaward, M.R.D. (eds.) (1999). Ecology of the Chagos archipelago: 1-350. Westbury Academic & Scientific Publishing, Otley.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • L., Sp. Pl.: 102 (1753).
  • Verdc., in Kew Bulletin 30: 307 (1975).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2014 França, F.; Melo, E.; Barbosa da Silva, M. [3711] Brazil K001068321 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Ratter, J.A.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Castro, R.A., de; Andrelinho [1923] Brazil K001068322 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Pohl [776] Brazil K001060116 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Philcox, D.; Fereira, A. [4091] Brazil K001060126 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Hunt, D.R.; Ramos, J.F. [5836] Brazil K001060125 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Irwin, H.S.; Grear, J.W., Jr.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [16211] Brazil K001068306 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Harley, R.M.; Souza, R. [11049] Brazil K001060122 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K001060115 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Philcox, D.; Fereira, A. [4430] Brazil K001060121 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Ratter, J.A.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Ferreira, A. [R 1292] Brazil K001060124 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Amaral, I.L.; Silva, N.; Monteiro, O.P.; Lima, J.; Brako, L.; Reese, W.D.; Dibben, M.J. [878] Brazil K001060119 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Ratter, J.A.; Bertolda, J.; Castro, R.A.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R. [1036] Brazil K001060120 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Burchell, W.J. [8675] Brazil K001060118 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Ratter, J.A.; Bertolda, J.; Castro, R.A.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R. [883] Brazil K001060123 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Pires, J.M.; Cavalcante, P.B. [51970] Brazil K001060117 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 825] K001111997 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 825] K001111998 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 825] K001112000 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 825] K001111995 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 825] K001111999 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bojer [174] Mauritius K000422863 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 825] K001111996 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 825] K001110001 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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