Spermacoce alata (Winged False Buttonweed Spermacoce Alata)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Borreria, Broadleaf Buttonweed, Winged False Buttonweed, Winged False Buttonweed Spermacoce Alata

Common Names in Portuguese:

Poaia

Description

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Physical Description

Habit: Forb/herb

Taxonomy

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Kingdom: Plantae () - Plants
- Phylum: Tracheophyta () - Vascular Plants
  - Class: Magnoliopsida () - Dicotyledons
    - Order: Rubiales ()
      - Family: Pyraloidea ()
        Genus: Spermacoce ()
        Specific epithet: alata - Aubl.
        Botanical name: - Spermacoce alata Aubl.

Unambiguous Synonyms

Achyranthes sessilis (L.) Desf. ex Steud.
Alternanthera glabra Moq.
Borreria alata
Borreria alata (Aubl.) DC.
Gomphrena sessilis L.

Notes

Publishing author : DC. Publication : Prodr. (DC.) 4: 544 1830 [late Sep 1830]

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Name verified on

Place of publication: Hist. pl. Guiane 1:60, t. 22, fig. 7. 1775

Name verified on 13-Jan-1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 22-May-1997

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Spermacoce

There are approximately 363 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

S. abyssinica · S. adscendens · S. alata (Borreria) · S. alternans · S. angustifolia · S. annua · S. anthospermoides · S. aprica · S. aquatica · S. arenicola · S. aretiodes · S. aretioides · S. argentea · S. argillacea · S. arida · S. aristeguietiana · S. articularis · S. arvensis · S. ascendens · S. asperula · S. assirgens · S. aurantiseta · S. auriculata · S. avenia · S. azurea · S. bahamensis · S. bahiana · S. baileyana · S. balansae · S. bambusicola · S. bangweolensis · S. bequaertii · S. berteroana · S. bisepala · S. bolivarensis · S. brachiata · S. brachyantha · S. brachysepala (West Indian False Buttonweed) · S. brachystema · S. brachystema subvar. brachystema · S. brachystema subvar. chillagoensis · S. brachystema subvar. tryonii · S. brachystema var. brachystema · S. brachystemodes · S. brachystemonoides · S. bradei · S. brassii · S. brevidens · S. breviflora · S. brittonii · S. brownii · S. buchneri · S. buckleyi · S. burmanni · S. burmannii · S. buruensis · S. caerulea · S. caerulescens · S. calyptera · S. campacta · S. capillaris · S. capitata (Baldhead False Buttonweed) · S. capitata var. tenella · S. cardiophora · S. carolinensis · S. casmae · S. cassuangensis · S. cataractarum · S. caudata · S. centranthodes · S. cephalophora · S. chacoensis · S. chaetocephala · S. chartensis · S. clinopodioides · S. coerulea · S. confertifolia · S. congensis · S. congestanthera · S. constricta · S. cristulata · S. cupularis · S. cylindrata · S. daphnoides · S. dasycephala (Carretilla) · S. debilis · S. decipiens · S. decurrens · S. delicatula · S. denseflora · S. densiflora (Bouquet False Buttonweed) · S. denticulata · S. depressa · S. deserti · S. dibrachiata · S. dimorpha · S. discreta · S. divaricata · S. dolichosperma · S. dussii

Bibliography

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Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds. (Atlas WWeed)
Lasser, T., ed. 1964–. Flora de Venezuela. (F Venez) [= Borreria alata (Aubl.) DC.].
Soerjani, M. et al. 1987. Weeds of rice in Indonesia. 492.

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Contributors

Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, van Hertum J, eds (2008). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist Taxonomic Classification. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
The International Plant Names Index. Accessed Jan 19, 2007.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 24, 2008)
USDA, NRCS. 2005. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.
World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

Herbier de la Guyane
Missouri Botanical Garden

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2669424
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Kew-193377
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 292649
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:766585-1
GRIN Nomen Number: 316408

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 505309
U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: BOAL4
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 13833