Spermacoce alata Aubl. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Spermacoce alata Aubl.

Summary

Genus:

Spermacoce

Family:

Rubiaceae

Subfamily:

Rubioideae

Tribe:

Spermacoceae

Nomen number:

316408

Place of publication:

Hist. pl. Guiane 60, t. 22, fig. 7. 1775

Verified:

01/13/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Borreria alata (Aubl.) DC.

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Reference(s)

Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45. 1993
Funk, V. et al. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584. 2007
Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm.
Hara, H. et al. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. 1978-1982
Hokche, O. et al. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezola. 2008
Holm, L. et al. A geographical atlas of world weeds. 1979
Lasser, T., ed. Flora de Venezuela. 1964-
Plant Protection and Quarantine Office. United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Federal noxious weed list (on-line resource).
Soerjani, M. et al., eds. 1987. Weeds of rice in Indonesia. 1987 492.
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. 1995-

Common names

English
borreria –
Portuguese (Brazil)
poaia –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Amazonas
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Amazonas
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Loreto
4	Naturalized

Native
Southern America

BRAZIL: Brazil [Amazonas]
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela [Amazonas]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Peru [Loreto]

Naturalized ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Weed	potential seed contaminant		Holm, L. et al. A geographical atlas of world weeds. 1979

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=316408. Accessed 22 October 2026.