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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: 14356; 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.
492.3056 Genus Staelia Cham. & Schltdl.; Linnaea 3: 364, t. 3, f. 3 (1828)
Distribution: Tropical S-America
Species listed in database: 23
species :
Staelia aurea K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 77 (1889)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Tocantins); NE-Brazil (Pernambuco, Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás)
84 BRA
species :
Staelia catolensis R.M.Salas & E.L.Cabral; Novon 22(1): 82 (2012)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Staelia culcita R.M.Salas & E.L.Cabral; Pl. Ecol. Evol. 144(3): 374 (2011)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Staelia domingosii R.M.Salas & E.L.Cabral; Brittonia 63(3): 357 (2011)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Staelia fimbriata Zavatin, J.A.M.Carmo & R.M.Salas; Phytotaxa 720(1): 47 (2025)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Staelia galioides DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 573 (1830)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Tocantins); NE-Brazil (Piauí, Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas); WC-Brazil (Goiás)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Spermacoce galioides Pohl ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 573 (1830), pro syn.
species :
Staelia glandulosa R.M.Salas & E.L.Cabral; Syst. Bot. 37(2): 507 (2012)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Staelia harleyi R.M.Salas & E.L.Cabral; Syst. Bot. 37(2): 513 (2012)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Staelia hassleri Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 386 (1931)
Distribution: Paraguay (Cordillera)
85 PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Staelia filifolia Chodat & Hassl.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 4: 190 (1904)
species :
Staelia hatschbachii J.H.Kirkbr.; Brittonia 49(3): 376 (1997)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Staelia herzogii (S.Moore) R.M.Salas & E.L.Cabral; Darwiniana 44(2): 500 (2006)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Santa Cruz); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul)
83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Borreria exigua S.Moore; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 46: 26 (1922)
= Borreria herzogii S.Moore; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 46: 26 (1922)
= Spermacoce exigua (S.Moore) Govaerts; World Checkl. Seed Pl. 2(1-2): 16 (1996)
= Spermacoce herzogii (S.Moore) Govaerts; World Checkl. Seed Pl. 2(1-2): 16 (1996)
= Staelia filifolia Rusby; Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 4: 209 (1896)
= Staelia virgata var. killeenii E.L.Cabral & Bacigalupo; Brittonia 57(2): 135 (2005)
species :
Staelia juarezii E.L.Cabral & Salas; Bonplandia (Corrientes) 14(1-2): 85 (2005)
Distribution: Argentina (Formosa)
85 ARG
species :
Staelia longipedicellata R.M.Salas & E.L.Cabral; Darwiniana 44(2): 502 (2006)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
83 BOL
Conservation Status: Known only from type
species :
Staelia nelidae R.M.Salas & E.L.Cabral; Blumea 55(2): 125 (2010)
Distribution: Paraguay
85 PAR
species :
Staelia paganuccii R.M.Salas & E.L.Cabral; Brittonia 63(3): 359 (2011)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Staelia reflexa DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 573 (1830)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Pará, Tocantins); NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Spermacoce reflexa Pohl ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 573 (1830), pro syn.
species :
Staelia schumannii R.M.Salas & E.L.Cabral; Syst. Bot. 46(3): 849 (2021)
Distribution: Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Staelia thymbroides (Mart. & Zucc.) K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 77 (1889)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Psyllocarpus thymbroides Mart. ex Mart. & Zucc.; Flora 7(4. Suppl.): 131 (1824)
species :
Staelia thymoides Cham. & Schltdl.; Linnaea 3: 364 (1828)
Distribution: SE-Brazil; S-Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul); Paraguay (Caaguazu, Central, Cordillera, Paraguari); Uruguay (Artigas); Argentina (Corrientes, Entre Rios, Misiones)
84 BRA 85 ARG PAR URU
species :
Staelia tocantinsiana R.M.Salas & E.L.Cabral; Revista Biol. Neotrop. 3: 1 (2006 publ. 2007)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Tocantins)
84 BRA
species :
Staelia uruguaya Arechav.; Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo 6: 51 (1906)
Distribution: Uruguay
85 URU
species :
Staelia vestita K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 78 (1889)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Piauí, Pernambuco, Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás)
84 BRA
species :
Staelia virgata (Link ex Roem. & Schult.) K.Schum.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 6(6): 76 (1889)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Tocantins, Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Piauí, Ceara, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas, Sergipe); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais); Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Concepcion, Cordillera, Paraguari, Pres. Hayes); Argentina (Chaco, Formosa, Jujuy, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Tucuman)
83 BOL 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Borreria finitima S.Moore; Meded. Rijks-Herb. 46: 27 (1922)
= Mitracarpus filipes Huber; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 1: 326 (1901)
= Mitracarpus rizzinianus Machado; Publ. Minist. Agric. Cons. Nac. Protec. Ind. Hist. Nat. 103(5): 47 (1954)
= Mitracarpus virgatus (Roem. & Schult.) Cham. & Schltdl.; Linnaea 3: 363 (1828)
= Spermacoce virgata Link ex Roem. & Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 3: 281 (1818)
= Staelia caespitosa Griseb.; Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 24: 158 (1879)
variant :
var. correntina E.L.Cabral & Salas; Bonplandia (Corrientes) 14(1-2): 87 (2005)
Distribution: Argentina (Corrientes)
85 ARG
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