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Rubiaceae

Poorjoe

Hexasepalum teres (Walter) J.H.Kirkbr.

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Hexasepalum

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Poorjoe: Diodia teres - RUBIACEAE Parque Estadual da Serra dos Pirineus - Pirenópolis - Goiás - Brasil.
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
山东丰花草, 柱形双角草, 睫毛坚扣草, 圆茎双角草, 粗毛鈕扣草
English
Poorjoe
Japanese
オオフタバムグラ

Synonyms

  • Borreria shandongensis F.Z.Li & X.D.Chen
  • Diodella teres (Walter) Small
  • Diodia incana Aresch.
  • Diodia procumbens Sw. ex DC.
  • Diodia prostrata Sw.
  • Diodia prostrata var. longiseta DC.
  • Diodia teres Walter
  • Diodia teres f. latifolia Steyerm.
  • Diodia teres f. latior Steyerm.
  • Diodia teres f. leiocarpa Steyerm.
  • Diodia teres subsp. angustata (A.Gray) Steyerm.
  • Diodia teres subsp. prostrata (Sw.) Steyerm.
  • Diodia teres var. angustata A.Gray
  • Diodia teres var. hirsutior Fernald
  • Diodia teres var. hystricina Fernald
  • Diodia teres var. oblongifolia Fernald
  • Diodia teres var. setifera Fernald
  • Diodia teres var. typica Fernald
  • Endopogon pumilum Raf.
  • Spermacoce diodina Michx.
  • Spermacoce holmiana Schult. ex Steud.
  • Spermacoce linearis Sessé & Moc.
  • Spermacoce shandongensis (F.Z.Li & X.D.Chen) Govaerts

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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.