Rubiaceae
Tropical girdlepod
Mitracarpus hirtus
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Mitracarpus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Bangla
- মিট্রাকার্পাস হির্টাস
- Chinese
- 盖裂果, 蓋裂果
- English
- Tropical girdlepod
Synonyms
- Borreria ferruginea M.Martens & Galeotti
- Borreria remotifolia DC.
- Diodia villosa Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
- Mitracarpus bakeri Urb.
- Mitracarpus diffusus (Willd.) Cham. & Schltdl. ex DC.
- Mitracarpus diffusus (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) Cham. & Schltdl.
- Mitracarpus hirtus var. remotiflorus K.Schum.
- Mitracarpus hirtus var. sessilis Tandyekk., Pandur. & N.Mohanan
- Mitracarpus pallidus Hook. & Arn.
- Mitracarpus pilosus A.Rich.
- Mitracarpus scaber Zucc.
- Mitracarpus schizangius var. angustifolius Oerst.
- Mitracarpus senegalensis DC.
- Mitracarpus simplex Rusby
- Mitracarpus stylosus (Link) Cham. & Schltdl. ex DC.
- Mitracarpus torresianus Cham. & Schltdl.
- Mitracarpus verticillatus (Schumach. & Thonn.) Vatke
- Mitracarpus villosus (Sw.) DC.
- Mitracarpus villosus var. glabrior Oerst.
- Spermacoce cephalotes Willd.
- Spermacoce crassifolia DC.
- Spermacoce declinata Pav. ex DC.
- Spermacoce diffusa Willd.
- Spermacoce diffusa Kunth
- Spermacoce gracilis Pohl ex DC.
- Spermacoce hirta L.
- Spermacoce stylosa Link
- Spermacoce villosa Sw.
- Staurospermum verticillatum Schumach. & Thonn.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
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Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 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.