Spermacoce latifolia
Oval Leaf False Buttonweed
Also known as: Borreria bartlingiana DC. +19 more
- Borreria bartlingiana DC.
- Borreria eradii Ravi
- Borreria fockeana Miq.
- Borreria latifolia (Aubl.) K.Schum.
- Borreria latifolia f. fockeana (Miq.) Steyerm.
- Borreria latifolia f. minor (K.Schum.) Steyerm.
- Borreria latifolia f. scabrida (DC.) Steyerm.
- Borreria latifolia subsp. fockeana (Miq.) Steyerm.
- Borreria latifolia subsp. minor (K.Schum.) Steyerm.
- Borreria latifolia subsp. scabrida (DC.) K.Schum.
- Borreria latifolia subsp. sideritis K.Schum.
- Borreria latifolia var. bartlingiana (DC.) Fournet, 1978
- Borreria latifolia var. fockeana (Miq.) Bremek.
- Borreria latifolia var. latifolia
- Borreria latifolia var. minor K.Schum.
- Borreria latifolia var. scabrida (DC.) K.Schum.
- Borreria latifolia var. sideritis K.Schum.
- Borreria penicillata Miq.
- Borreria perrottetii DC.
- Borreria platyphylla DC.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Rubiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub or shrub.
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Spermacoce latifolia (commonly known as Oval-Leaf False Buttonweed) is a shrub belonging to the Rubiaceae family. Originating in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. The genus Spermacoce is notably large, comprising more than 250 species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, C. American Pacific Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Laos, Liberia, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Northern Territory, Queensland, Samoa, Sierra Leone, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, Zaïre