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Spermacoce (false buttonweed)

Angiospermae - Gentianales - Rubiaceae

Taxonomy
Spermacoce was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Spermacoce tenuior.

It was assigned to Rubiaceae by Chauhan (1991).

Species
S. hispida, S. tenuior (type species), S. verticillata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Spermacoce Linnaeus
1991Spermacoce Chauhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
—CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
—Superasterids
RankNameAuthor
—Asterids
—Euasterids
—Lamiids
orderGentianales
familyRubiaceae
genusSpermacoce

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Spermacoce Linnaeus 1753 [false buttonweed]
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Spermacoce hispida Linnaeus 1753
Spermacoce tenuior Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Quaternary or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Rajasthan) Spermacoce sp. (228811)