Rubiaceae
Spermacoce

Spermacoce octodon (Hepper) Hakki

First published in Englera 4: 435 (1984)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Chad. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 1998 Jansen, J.W.A. [2595] Togo K000384244 No
Jan 1, 1959 Roberty, G. [12524] Cote d'Ivoire K000384237 No
Johnson, W.H. [527] Ghana K000384239 No
Young, [J.D.] [129] Nigeria K000384276 No
Lisowski, S. [10528] Guinea K000384235 No
Lely, H.V. [522] Nigeria K000384274 No
Howes, F.N. [1036] Ghana K000384242 No
Chevalier, A. [22401] Cote d'Ivoire K000384236 No
Barter, C. [s.n.] Nigeria K000422890 Unknown Type Material Yes
Barter [1258] Nigeria K000422889 Unknown Type Material Yes
Adam, J.G. [12569] Guinea K000384234 No
s.coll. [3503] Guinea-Bissau K000384233 No
Hepburn, I.D. [36] Nigeria K000384277 No
Ern, H. [3284] Togo K000384245 No
Dalziel, J.M. [646] Nigeria K000384278 No
Thomas, A.S. [164] Ghana K000384238 No
Burton [s.n.] Benin K000422891 Type Yes
Santo, E. [3418] Guinea-Bissau K000384232 No
Croat, T.B. [53366] Nigeria K000384275 No
Chevalier, A. [23470] Benin K000384243 No
Anderson, J. [42] Ghana K000384240 No
Irvine, F.R. [1977] Ghana K000384241 No
Chevalier, A.J.B. [723] Mali K000211670 Yes
Onochie, C.F. [34113] Nigeria Octodon setosum K:SPC-05030.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0