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Taxon:  Spermacoce latifolia Aubl.



Summary
Genus:
Spermacoce
Family:
Rubiaceae
Subfamily:
Rubioideae
Tribe:
Spermacoceae
Nomen number:
447648
Place of publication:
Hist. pl. Guiane 55, t. 19, fig. 1. 1775
Verified:
01/11/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Borreria latifolia (Aubl.) K. Schum.

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Reference(s)
  1. Andersson, L. 1992. A provisional checklist of neotropical Rubiaceae. Scripta Botanica 1. Note: = Borreria latifolia (Aubl.) K. Schum.
  2. Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
  3. Borhidi, A. 2006. Rubiáceas de México Note: = Borreria latifolia (Aubl.) K. Schum.
  4. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: = Borreria latifolia (Aubl.) K. Schum.
  5. Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
  6. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: = Spermacoce alata Aubl.
  7. Delprete, P. G. & R. Cortés Ballén. 2006. 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 Biol. Neotrop. 3:72. Note: author appears as Cortés-B.
  8. Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584. Note: = Borreria latifolia (Aubl.) K. Schum.
  9. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. Note: = Borreria alata (Aubl.) DC.
  10. Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela. Note: = Borreria latifolia (Aubl.) K. Schum.
  11. Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds Note: = Borreria alata (Aubl.) DC.
  12. Holm, L. et al. 1997. World weeds: natural histories and distribution John Wiley & Sons, New York, New York. 1116. Note: = Borreria alata (Aubl.) DC.
  13. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  14. Lorence, D. H. 1999. A nomenclator of Mexican and Central American Rubiaceae
  15. Missouri Botanical Garden. W³Tropicos (on-line resource).
  16. Reitz, R., ed. 1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
  17. Soerjani, M. et al., eds. 1987. Weeds of rice in Indonesia. Note: = Borreria alata (Aubl.) DC.
  18. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: = Borreria latifolia (Aubl.) K. Schum.
  19. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3). Note: = Borreria latifolia (Aubl.) K. Schum.
  20. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: = Borreria latifolia (Aubl.) K. Schum.
  21. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  22. Wanderley, M. G. L., ed. 2001-. Flora fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo Note: = Borreria latifolia (Aubl.) K. Schum.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaAmazonas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaApure 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaBarinas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaBolivar 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaDelta Amacuro 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaGuarico 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruHuánuco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLoreto 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruSan Martín 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruUcayali 
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Guadeloupe, Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela [Amazonas, Apure, Barinas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro, Guarico]
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Peru [Huánuco, Loreto, San Martín, Ucayali]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Paraguay
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed as Borreria latifoliaStandley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=447648. Accessed 26 April 2025.