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Rubiaceae

Tropical buttonweed

Hexasepalum sarmentosum (Sw.) Delprete & J.H.Kirkbr.

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Hexasepalum

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Common names

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English
Tropical buttonweed

Synonyms

  • Borreria spinosa Cham. & Schltdl. ex DC.
  • Diodella sarmentosa (Sw.) Bacigalupo & E.L.Cabral ex Borhidi
  • Diodia auriculosa Bertol.
  • Diodia breviseta Benth.
  • Diodia littoralis Peyr.
  • Diodia pilosa Schumach. & Thonn.
  • Diodia riparia Sagot ex K.Schum.
  • Diodia sarmentosa Sw.
  • Diodia sarmentosa var. bisepala Bremek.
  • Spermacoce pilosa (Schumach. & Thonn.) DC.
  • Spermacoce radula Spreng.
  • Spermacoce spinosa L.
  • Spermacoce spinosa Kölpin
  • Spermacoce suffruticosa L.
  • Tardavel spinosa Standl.

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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). About our plant data.