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Mata de Mariposa

Gonzalagunia hirsuta (Jacq.) K.Schum.

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Gonzalagunia

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Mata de Mariposa: Gonzalagunia hirsuta in Sofaia S from Sainte-Rose on Guadeloupe
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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

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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.