Rubiaceae
Mata de Mariposa
Gonzalagunia hirsuta
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Gonzalagunia
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Common names
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- English
- Mata de Mariposa
Synonyms
- Barleria hirsuta (Jacq.) Jacq.
- Coccocypselum spicatum (Lam.) Kunth
- Duggena grisea (Wernham) Standl.
- Duggena hirsuta Britton
- Duggena hirsuta (Jacq.) Britton ex R.O.Williams & Cheesman
- Duggena incanescens (DC.) R.O.Williams & Cheesman
- Duggena richardii Vahl
- Duggena richardii West
- Duggena spicata (Lam.) Standl.
- Gonzalagunia coccocypselum Cham. & Schltdl.
- Gonzalagunia hirsuta f. cyanocarpa Kuntze
- Gonzalagunia hirsuta f. leucocarpa Kuntze
- Gonzalagunia hirsuta var. heterodon Kuntze
- Gonzalagunia hirsuta var. typica K.Schum.
- Gonzalagunia incanescens (DC.) Kuntze
- Gonzalagunia spicata (Lam.) M.Gómez
- Gonzalea bicocca A.Rich.
- Gonzalea coccocypselum (Cham. & Schltdl.) Steud.
- Gonzalea grisea Wernham
- Gonzalea incanescens DC.
- Gonzalea sessiliflora C.Presl
- Gonzalea spicata (Lam.) DC.
- Gonzalea spicata var. arborea DC.
- Gonzalea spicata var. glabrata DC.
- Hedyotis secunda Spreng. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
- Justicia hirsuta Jacq.
- Lygistum spicatum Lam.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos

Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.