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492.0000 Family Rubiaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 196 (1789), nom. cons.
589 genera, ca. 14.200 spp. mostly tropics, comparably few temperate. Phylogeny: Razafimandimbison & Rydin (2024)
Species listed in database: 14370; hybrids: 47
= Aparinaceae Hoffmanns. & Link; Fl. Portug. [Hoffmannsegg] 2: 3, 38 (1813-1829)
= Asperulaceae Cham. ex Spenn.; Handb. Angew. Bot. 2: 493 (1835)
= Catesbaeaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 111 (1820)
= Cephalanthaceae Raf.; Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 6: 86 (1820)
= Cinchonaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 234 (1802)
= Coffeaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 233 (1802)
= Coutareaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 168 (1820)
= Dialypetalanthaceae Rizzini & Occhioni; Lilloa 17: 253 (1948), nom. cons.
= Galiaceae Lindl.; Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 249 (1836)
= Gardeniaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 29, 32 (1829)
= Guettardaceae Batsch; Tab. Affin. Regni Veg. 235 (1802)
= Hameliaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 31 (1835)
= Hedyotidaceae Dumort.; Commentat. Bot. [Dumortier] 57 (1822)
= Henriqueziaceae Bremek.; Acta Bot. Neerl. 6 (Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 141): 371 (1957)
= Houstoniaceae Raf.; Good Book 21 (1840)
= Hydrophylacaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 318 (1820)
= Lippayaceae Meisn.; Pl. Vasc. Gen. [Meisner], Tab. Diagn. 156, Comm. 112 (1838)
= Lygodisodeaceae Bartl.; Ord. Nat. Pl. 123, 207 (1830)
= Naucleaceae Wernham; New Phytol. 11: 225 (1912)
= Nonateliaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 420 (1820)
= Operculariaceae Juss. ex Perleb; Vers. Arzneikr. Pfl. 207 (1818)
= Pagamaeaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 447 (1820)
= Psychotriaceae F.Rudolphi; Syst. Orb. Veg. 49 (1830)
= Randiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 534 (1820)
= Sabiceaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 555 (1820)
= Spermacoceaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přir. Rostlin 256 (1820)
= Theligonaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 15, 17 (1829), nom. cons.
492.3065 Genus Mitracarpus Zucc.; Mant. 3 [Schultes & Schultes f.] 210 (1827)
Distribution: Tropical America, Caribbean, 1 trop. Africa, Cape Verde and Seychelles, India, Myanmar, New Guinea, Mariana Isl., Fiji (probably naturalized). Probably to be included in Spermacoce s. lat.
Species listed in database: 65
= Schizangium Bartl. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 571 (1830)
= Staurospermum Thonn.; Beskr. Guin. Pl. [Schumacher] 73 (1827)
species :
Mitracarpus acunae Alain; Contr. Ocas. Mus. Hist. Nat. Colegio De La Salle 17: 6 (1959)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Conservation Status: vulnerable (Red List of the Vascular Flora of Cuba)
species :
Mitracarpus albomarginatus E.B.Souza; Rodriguésia 61(2): 322 (321-324, fig. 1) (2010)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Mitracarpus anthospermoides K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 86 (1889)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Mitracarpus aristatus Borhidi & Lozada-Pérez; Acta Bot. Hung. 49(1-2): 29 (2007)
Distribution: Mexico (Sinaloa)
79 MEX
species :
Mitracarpus bacigalupoae E.L.Cabral, W.A.Medina & E.B.Souza; Candollea 64: 152 (2009)
Distribution: Paraguay
85 PAR
species :
Mitracarpus bahorucanus Zanoni; Moscosoa 5: 103 (1989)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Dominican Republic)
81 HIS
species :
Mitracarpus baturitensis Sucre; Rodriguésia 26(38): 255 (1971)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Piauí, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás)
84 BRA
species :
Mitracarpus bicrucis Bacigalupo & E.L.Cabral; Darwiniana 43(1-4): 70 (2005)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
species :
Mitracarpus brachystigma Urb.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 7: 552 (1913)
Distribution: Dominican Republic
81 HIS
species :
Mitracarpus brasiliensis M.L.Porto & J.L.Wächt.; Fl. Il. Rio Grande do Sul 12: 91 (1977)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais); S-Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul); Argentina (Misiones)
84 BRA 85 ARG
species :
Mitracarpus breviflorus A.Gray; Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 68 (1853)
Name: White girdlepod
Distribution: USA (Arizona, Texas); Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Colima, Durango, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Veracruz)
76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
species :
Mitracarpus brevis K.Schum. & R.E.Fr.; Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal., Ser. 4, 1(1): 100 (1905)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba); Argentina (Córdoba, Jujuy, Salta)
83 BOL 85 ARG
species :
Mitracarpus buiquensis E.B.Souza & Zappi; Rodriguésia 61(2): 326 (328, 321-322, fig. 2h-o) (2010)
Distribution: Brazil (Pernambuco)
84 BRA
species :
Mitracarpus capitatus Lozada-Pérez & Borhidi; Acta Bot. Hung. 49(1-2): 32 (2007)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
species :
Mitracarpus carajasensis E.L.Cabral, Sobrado & E.B.Souza; Candollea 68(1): 140 (2013)
Distribution: Brazil (Pará)
84 BRA
species :
Mitracarpus carnosus Borhidi & Lozada-Pérez; Acta Bot. Hung. 49(1-2): 34 (2007)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca)
79 MEX
species :
Mitracarpus christii Urb.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 3: 388 (1903)
Distribution: Hispaniola
81 HIS
species :
Mitracarpus decumbens Urb.; Ark. Bot. 20A(5): 62 (1926)
Distribution: Haiti
81 HIS
species :
Mitracarpus depauperatus Britton & P.Wilson; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 43: 467 (1916)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Conservation Status: threatened (Red List of the Vascular Flora of Cuba)
species :
Mitracarpus diversifolius E.B.Souza & E.L.Cabral; Rodriguésia 61(2): 328 (2010)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Mitracarpus eichleri K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 86 (1889)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte, Bahia); SE-Brazil (Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
species :
Mitracarpus eitenii E.B.Souza & E.L.Cabral; Rodriguésia 61(2): 330 (2010)
Distribution: Brazil (Maranhão)
84 BRA
species :
Mitracarpus eritrichoides Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 11: 223 (1936)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás)
84 BRA
species :
Mitracarpus falcatus Lozada-Pérez & Borhidi; Acta Bot. Hung. 49(1-2): 36 (2007)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, Michoacán)
79 MEX
species :
Mitracarpus federalensis E.L.Cabral, Sobrado & E.B.Souza; Candollea 68(1): 140 (2013)
Distribution: Brazil (Brasilia Distrito Federal)
84 BRA
species :
Mitracarpus fernandesii E.L.Cabral, Sobrado & E.B.Souza; Candollea 68(1): 145 (2013)
Distribution: Brazil (Ceará)
84 BRA
species :
Mitracarpus fischeri (Link) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 573 (1830)
Distribution: Jamaica
81 JAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Spermacoce adscendens Fisch. ex Link; Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 132 (1821), pro syn.
= Spermacoce fischeri Link; Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 132 (1821)
species :
Mitracarpus flagellatus Sucre; Loefgrenia 38: 2 (1969)
Distribution: Brazil (Maranhão)
84 BRA
Remarks: status uncertain
species :
Mitracarpus floribundus Borhidi & Lozada-Pérez; Acta Bot. Hung. 49(1-2): 38 (2007)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Sur)
79 MEX
species :
Mitracarpus fortunii Britton & P.Wilson; Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 16: 113 (1920)
Distribution: Cuba; Dominican Republic
81 CUB HIS
species :
Mitracarpus frigidus (Roem. & Schult.) K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 81 (1889)
Distribution: Colombia (Boyacá, Nariño); Venezuela (Amazonas, Aragua, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Miranda, Sucre, Trujillo); Guyana; French Guiana; Peru; N-Brazil (Roraima, Amazonas); NE-Brazil (Piauí, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Caaguazu, Canindeyu)
82 CLM FRG GUY VEN 83 PER 84 BRA 85 PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Mitracarpus frigidus var. fruticosus (Standl.) Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 781 (1972)
= Mitracarpus frigidus var. humboldtianus (Cham. & Schltdl.) K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 82 (1889)
= Mitracarpus frigidus var. peruvianus Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 780 (1972)
= Mitracarpus fruticosus Standl.; Lloydia 2: 215 (1939)
= Mitracarpus humboldtianus Cham. & Schltdl.; Linnaea 3: 358 (1828)
= Spermacoce discolor E.Mey.; Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 12(2): 786 (1825)
= Spermacoce frigida Willd.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 3: 531 (1819)
variant :
var. andinus Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 779 (1972)
Distribution: Venezuela (Anzoátegui, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Guárico, Lara, Monagas, Sucre, Trujillo)
82 VEN
variant :
var. orinocensis Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 780 (1972)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
species :
Mitracarpus froesii (Sucre) E.L.Cabral & E.B.Souza; Rodriguésia 61(1): 120 (2010)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Pará)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Diodia froesii Sucre; Rodriguésia 26(38): 254 (1971)
species :
Mitracarpus gypsophilus Borhidi & E.Martínez; Acta Bot. Hung. 54(1-2): 76 (2012)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche)
79 MEX
species :
Mitracarpus haitiensis Urb.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 7: 553 (1913)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Haiti)
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Mitracarpus haitiensis var. glabratus Urb.; Ark. Bot. 21A(5): 90 (1927)
species :
Mitracarpus hasslerianus Chodat; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 4: 191 (1904)
Distribution: Paraguay (Alto Paraná, Caaguazu, Cordillera, Paraguari)
85 PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Mitracarpus hasslerianus f. angustifolius Chodat & Hassl.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 4: 191 (1904)
species :
Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 572 (1830)
Name: Tropical girdlepod
Distribution: Cape Verde Isl. [I] (Ilha da Boa Vista [I], Fogo Isl. [I], Ilha Brava [I]); Gambia [I]; Guinea [I]; Mali [I]; Burkina Faso [I]; Togo [I]; Benin [I]; Congo [Brazzaville] [I]; Central African Republic [I]; Chad [I]; Sudan [I]; South Sudan [I]; Tanzania [I]; Angola [I]; Seychelles [I]; China [I] (Hainan [I], Hongkong [I], Yunnan [I]); Bhutan [I]; Nepal [I]; India [I]; Sri Lanka [I]; Bangladesh [I]; Myanmar [I]; Thailand [I]; Laos [I]; Cambodia [I]; Vietnam [I]; South China Sea Isl. [I]; peninsular Malaysia [I]; Singapore [I]; Philippines [I]; Lesser Sunda Isl. [I]; New Guinea [I]; Australia [I] (Northern Territory [I], Queensland [I]); Fiji [I]; Guam [I]; Hawaii [I] (East Maui [I], Hawaii Isl. [I]); USA (Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas); Mexico (Aguascalientes, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatán, Zacatecas); Revillagigedos Isl. (Isla Socorro); Guatemala; Belize; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Hispaniola; Puerto Rico; St. Kitts; Antigua; Montserrat; Guadeloupe; Dominica; Martinique; St. Lucia; Grenada; Barbados; Trinidad; Aruba; Curacao; Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Cauca, Chocó, Huila, Meta, Valle, Vichada); Isla Margarita; Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoátegui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Falcón, Guárico, Mérida, Portuguesa, Trujillo, Zulia); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Pará, Tocantins); NE-Brazil (Ceará, Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Brasilia Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Paraguari); Uruguay (Paysandú, Rio Negro); Argentina (Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Córdoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Rioja, Misiones, Salta, Tucumán)
21 cvi 22 ben bkn gam gui mli tog 23 caf con 24 cha ssu sud 25 tan 26 ang 29 sey 36 chi 40 ban bhu ind nep srl 41 cbd lao mya tha vie 42 lsi mly nwg phi scs sng 50 aus 60 fij 62 gum 63 haw 77 USA 78 USA 79 MEX RGI 80 BLZ COS ELS GUA HON NIC PAN 81 ABA ARU BBD CUB CUR DOM GDL GRE HIS JAM MAR MTS PUE STK STL TRT VEN 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR URU
Synonyms: hidden
= Borreria ferruginea M.Martens & Galeotti; Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 11(1): 128 (1844), nom. illeg.
= Borreria remotifolia DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 544 (1830)
= Diodia villosa Moc. & Sessé ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 562 (1830)
= Mitracarpus bakeri Urb.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 5: 519 (1908)
= Mitracarpus diffusus (Willd.) Cham. & Schltdl. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 572 (1830)
= Mitracarpus hirtus var. remotiflorus K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 85 (1888)
= Mitracarpus hirtus var. sessilis Tandyekk., Pandur. & N.Mohanan; Taprobanica 6(2): 73 (2014)
= Mitracarpus pallidus Hook. & Arn.; Bot. Beechey Voy. [Hooker & Arnott] 430 (1840)
= Mitracarpus pilosus A.Rich.; Mém. Rubiac. 71 (1830), orth. var.
= Mitracarpus scaber Zucc.; Mant. 3 [Schultes & Schultes f.] 210 (1827)
= Mitracarpus schizangius var. angustifolius Oerst.; Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn, Ser. 1, 3: 7 (1853)
= Mitracarpus senegalensis DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 572 (1830)
= Mitracarpus simplex Rusby; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 381 (1927)
= Mitracarpus stylosus (Link ex Cham. & Schltdl.) DC.; Linnaea 3: 363 (1828)
= Mitracarpus torresianus Cham. & Schltdl.; Linnaea 3: 360 (1828)
= Mitracarpus verticillatus (Schumach. & Thonn.) Vatke; Linnaea 40: 196 (1876)
= Mitracarpus villosus (Sw.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 572 (1830)
= Mitracarpus villosus var. glabrior Oerst.; Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn, Ser. 1, 3: 29 (1853)
= Spermacoce affinis Pohl ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 546 (1830), pro syn.
= Spermacoce cephalotes Willd.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 3: 531 (1818)
= Spermacoce crassifolia DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 573 (1830), pro syn.
= Spermacoce declinata Pav. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 562 (1830)
= Spermacoce diffusa Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 3: 343 (1819), nom. illeg.
= Spermacoce diffusa Willd.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 3: 531 (1818)
= Spermacoce gracilis Pohl ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 545 (1830), pro syn.
= Spermacoce hirta L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus], ed. 2: 148 (1762)
= Spermacoce stylosa Link; Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 132 (1821)
= Spermacoce villosa Sw.; Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. [O.P.Swartz] 29 (1788)
= Staurospermum verticillatum Schumach. & Thonn.; Beskr. Guin. Pl. [Schumacher] 73 (1827)
species :
Mitracarpus laeteviridis C.Wright; Anales Real Acad. Ci. Méd. Fís. Nat. Habana Revista Ci. 6: 174 (1869)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Spermacoce laeteviride (C.Wright) M.Gómez; Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 23: 292 (1894)
species :
Mitracarpus lhotzkyanus Cham.; Linnaea 9: 219 (1834)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
species :
Mitracarpus linearifolius Rich.; Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 31 (1841 publ. 1851)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz); Guatemala; Belize; Nicaragua; Cuba
79 MEX 80 BLZ GUA NIC 81 CUB
species :
Mitracarpus linearis Benth.; Bot. Voy. Sulphur [Bentham] 20 (1844)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Sur, Campeche, Quintana Roo)
79 MEX
species :
Mitracarpus longicalyx E.B.Souza & M.F.Sales; Brittonia 53(4): 482 (2001 publ. 2002)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Piauí, Ceará, Pernambuco, Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Mitracarpus maxwelliae Britton & P.Wilson; Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 6: 257 (1925)
Distribution: Puerto Rico
81 PUE
Conservation Status: endangered (U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service)
species :
Mitracarpus megapotamicus (Spreng.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 121 (1898)
Distribution: Bolivia (Beni, Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Tarija); NE-Brazil; WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil; S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul); Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Amambay, Caaguazu, Central, Concepcion, Guaira, Misiones, Paraguari, Pres. Hayes); Uruguay (Artigas, Canelones, Colonia, Florida Prov., Maldonado, Paysandú, Rio Negro, Salto, San Jose, Soriano, Treinta y Tres); Argentina (Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Córdoba, Corrientes, Argentina Distrito Federal, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Misiones, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe, Tucumán)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR URU
Synonyms: hidden
= Mitracarpus cuspidatus DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 572 (1830)
= Mitracarpus felipponei Beauverd; Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève, Sér. 2, 12: 15 (1920 publ. 1921)
= Mitracarpus neglectus DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 572 (1830)
= Mitracarpus peladilla Griseb.; Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 24: 158 (1879)
= Mitracarpus sellowianus Cham. & Schltdl.; Linnaea 3: 361 (1828)
= Mitracarpus sellowianus f. robustus Chodat & Hassl.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 4: 190 (1904)
= Mitracarpus sellowianus f. tenellus Chodat & Hassl.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 4: 190 (1904)
= Mitracarpus sellowianus var. latifolius Chodat & Hassl.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 4: 190 (1904)
= Spermacoce megapotamica Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 4(2) (Cur. Post.): 40 (1827)
= Spermacoce neglecta Schott ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 573 (1830)
species :
Mitracarpus micranthus Borhidi & E.Martínez; Acta Bot. Hung. 57(1-2): 7 (2015)
Distribution: Mexico (Tabasco, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
species :
Mitracarpus microspermus K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 83 (1889)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; N-Brazil (Roraima, Tocantins); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
82 FRG GUY SUR VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mitracarpus minutiflorus K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 80 (1888)
species :
Mitracarpus nitidus E.B.Souza & Zappi; Rodriguésia 61(2): 339 (-340, 321-322, fig. 6a-j) (2010)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Mitracarpus parvulus K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 83 (1889)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Guárico, Yaracuy); Guyana; N-Brazil (Pará, Tocantins); NE-Brazil; WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
82 GUY VEN 84 BRA
species :
Mitracarpus polycladus Urb.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 3: 389 (1903)
Distribution: Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl. (Virgin Gorda); Saba
81 PUE SAB VIR
Conservation Status: endangered (U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service)
Synonyms: hidden
= Mitracarpus polycladus var. sabensis Urb.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 7: 551 (1913)
species :
Mitracarpus polygonifolius (A.St.-Hil.) R.M.Salas & E.B.Souza; Rodriguésia 66(3): 921 (2015)
Distribution: Brazil
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Spermacoce polygonifolia A.St.-Hil.; Voy. Distr. Diam. 1: 381 (1833)
species :
Mitracarpus portoricensis (Urb.) Urb.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 4: 609 (1911)
Distribution: Puerto Rico
81 PUE
Synonyms: hidden
= Mitracarpus frigidus var. portoricensis Urb.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 3: 387 (1903)
species :
Mitracarpus pusillus Steyerm.; Brittonia 30: 36 (1978)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Mitracarpus recurvatus Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 384 (1931)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal)
84 BRA
species :
Mitracarpus rhadinophyllus (B.L.Rob.) L.O.Williams; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 371 (1961)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte, Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Veracruz, Yucatán); Guatemala; Belize; Cuba
79 MEX 80 BLZ GUA 81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Borreria rhadinophylla B.L.Robins; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 45: 409 (1910)
= Mitracarpus frigidus var. glabrescens (Griseb.) Steyerm.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 780 (1972)
= Mitracarpus glabrescens (Griseb.) Urb.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 7: 551 (1913)
= Mitracarpus villosus var. glabrescens Griseb.; Cat. Pl. Cub. [Grisebach] 143 (1866)
species :
Mitracarpus rigidifolius Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 384 (1931)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Mitracarpus robustus E.B.Souza & E.L.Cabral; Rodriguésia 61(2): 345 (-346, 321-322, fig. 8a-g) (2010)
Distribution: Brazil (Ceará)
84 BRA
species :
Mitracarpus sagranus DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 572 (1830)
Distribution: Cuba; Dominican Republic; Haiti
81 CUB HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Spermacoce sagrana (DC.) M.Gómez; Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 23: 292 (1894)
species :
Mitracarpus salzmannianus DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 571 (1830)
Distribution: Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; N-Brazil (Roraima, Pará); NE-Brazil (Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas, Sergipe); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
82 FRG GUY SUR 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mitracarpus discolor Miq.; Linnaea 18: 616 (1845)
= Mitracarpus frigidus var. discolor (Miq.) K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 82 (1888)
= Mitracarpus frigidus var. salzmannianus (DC.) K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 82 (1888)
= Mitracarpus rudis Benth.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 3: 238 (1841)
= Mitracarpus scabrellus Benth.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 3: 238 (1841)
= Mitracarpus strigosus P.L.R.Moraes, De Smedt & Hjertson; Harvard Pap. Bot. 19: 130 (2014)
= Spermacoce strigosa Thunb.; Pl. Bras. 3: 29 (1821), nom. illeg.
species :
Mitracarpus scaberulus Urb.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 9: 541 (1928)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Conservation Status: vulnerable (Red List of the Vascular Flora of Cuba)
species :
Mitracarpus schininianus E.L.Cabral, W.A.Medina & E.B.Souza; Candollea 64(1): 154 (2009)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Tocantins); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mitracarpus frigidus var. glaberrimus Chodat & Hassl.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 4: 191 (1904)
species :
Mitracarpus schizangius DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 572 (1830)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Sur, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Sinaloa, Veracruz)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Schizangium durum Bartl. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 572 (1830), pro syn.
species :
Mitracarpus semirianus J.A.M.Carmo & Scatigna; Pl. Ecol. Evol. 155(1): 166 (2022)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Mitracarpus squarrosus (Poepp. ex Cham. & Schltdl.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 573 (1828)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Mitracarpus crassifolius A.Rich.; Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 2: 31 (1850)
= Mitracarpus diodioides A.Rich.; Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 2: 31 (1850)
= Spermacoce diodioides (A.Rich.) M.Gómez; Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 23: 292 (1894)
= Spermacoce sarcophylla M.Gómez; Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 23: 292 (1894)
= Spermacoce squarrosa Poepp. ex Cham. & Schltdl.; Linnaea 3: 363 (1828)
species :
Mitracarpus steyermarkii E.L.Cabral & Bacigalupo; Acta Bot. Brasil. 11(1): 50 (1997)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Tocantins); NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Mitracarpus tenuis Urb.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 9: 170 (1923)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
species :
Mitracarpus trichanthus Borhidi & Lozada-Pérez; Acta Bot. Hung. 49(1-2): 43 (2007)
Distribution: Mexico (Sinaloa)
79 MEX
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