Rubiaceae
Spermacoce

Spermacoce gracillima (DC.) Delprete

First published in Revista Biol. Neotrop. 3: 72 (2006 publ. 2007)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (Tocantins to Mato Grosso). It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil West-Central

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.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Delprete, P.G. (2010). Rubiaceae. Flora dos estados de Goiás e Tocantins 40: 1-1610. Universidade Federal de Goiás. [Cited as Spermacoce neotenuis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2014 Ule, E. [8328] Brazil K001068453 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Glaziou, A.F.M. [9871] Brazil K001068452 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 Burchell, W.J. [8951] Brazil K001068451 Yes
Feb 1, 2014 s.coll. [783] Brazil K001068455 Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Philcox, D.; Ferreira, A.; Bertoldo, J. [3445] Brazil K001076139 Yes
s.coll. [766] Brazil K001076147 Yes
s.coll. [766] Brazil K001076143 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Bertolda, J.; Castro, R.A., de; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R. [897] Brazil K001076140 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Ferreira, A. [1601] Brazil K001076141 Yes
Gardner, G. [3782] Brazil K001076144 Yes
Lima, A. [58/3167] Brazil K001076148 Yes
Gardner, G. [3240] Brazil K001076146 Yes
Gardner, G. [3782] Brazil K001076142 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000470201 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner, G. [3240] Brazil K001076145 Yes
Aug 1, 1994 Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Pirani, J.R.; Stannard, B.L.; Cordeiro, I.; Kameyama, C. [24162] Brazil Borreria gracillima K000016222 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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