Spermacoce brachysepala
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| Internal ID | UUID643fed1c904ff712004507 |
| Scientific name | Spermacoce brachysepala |
| Authority | (Urb.) Alain |
| First published in | Fl. Puerto Rico & Adjac. Isls.: System.Synop. : 249 (1982) |
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It is a small herbaceous plant that grows up to 20 cm tall. The leaves are opposite, ovate to oblong-lanceolate, and up to 3 cm long. The flowers are white, with four petals and four stamens. The fruit is a small, globose capsule containing four seeds.
Spermacoce brachysepala, also known as the West Indian false buttonweed, is a small herbaceous plant native to Puerto Rico, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. It grows up to 20 cm tall and has opposite, ovate to oblong-lanceolate leaves up to 3 cm long. The flowers are white with four petals and four stamens, and the fruit is a small, globose capsule containing four seeds.
Spermacoce brachysepala, also known as the West Indian false buttonweed, is a small herbaceous plant native to Puerto Rico, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. It grows up to 20 cm tall and has opposite, ovate to oblong-lanceolate leaves up to 3 cm long. The flowers are white with four petals and four stamens, and the fruit is a small, globose capsule containing four seeds.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Spermacoce sintenisii | (Urb.) Alain | Phytologia 64(5): 348. 1988 |
| Borreria brachysepala | Urb. | Symb. Antill. 7: 415 (1912) |
| Borreria laevis var. sintenisii | ( ex Urb.) Urb. | Symb. Antill. (Urban). 4(4): 607. 1911 [16 Sep 1911] |
| Borreria brachysepala var. pulverulenta | Urb. | Ark. Bot. 24A(4): 54 (1932) |
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Caribbean
- Dominican Republic
- Haiti
- Puerto Rico
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Caribbean
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000312280 |
| Tropicos | 100260511 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:941971-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-193426 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 3871998 |
| IPNI | 941971-1 |
| GBIF | 2918832 |
| Freebase | /m/010lt6w1 |
| EOL | 1110364 |
| Wikipedia | Spermacoce_brachysepala |
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