Spermacoceae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Spermacoceae
Genera: Agathisanthemum – Amphiasma – Amphistemon – Anthospermopsis – Arcytophyllum – Astiella – Borreria – Bouvardia – Carajasia – Carterella – Conostomium – Cordylostigma – Crusea – Debia – Denscantia – Dentella – Diacrodon – Dibrachionostylus – Dimetia – Diodia – Dolichocarpa – Dolichometra – Edrastima – Emmeorhiza – Ernodea – Exallage – Galianthe – Gomphocalyx – Hedyotis – Hedythyrsus – Hemidiodia – Hexasepalum – Houstonia – Hydrophylax – Involucrella – Kadua – Kohautia – Lathraeocarpa – Lelya – Leptopetalum – Leptoscela – Lucya – Manettia – Manostachya – Martensianthus – Merumea – Mexotis – Micrasepalum – Mitracarpus – Mitrasacmopsis – Neanotis – Nesohedyotis – Nodocarpaea – Oldenlandia – Oldenlandiopsis – Opercularia – Parainvolucrella – Paranotis – Pentanopsis – Pentodon – Phialiphora – Phyllocrater – Phylohydrax – Planaltina – Polyura – Pseudonesohedyotis – Psyllocarpus – Richardia – Sacosperma – Schwendenera – Scleromitrion – Spermacoce – Staelia – Stenaria – Stenotis – Stephanococcus – Synaptantha – Tessiera – Thamnoldenlandia – Tobagoa – Tortuella

Name

Spermacoceae Bercht. & J.Presl, Prir. Rostlin 256. (1820)

Type genus: Spermacoce L., Sp. Pl. 1: 102. (1753)

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Spermacoceaceae Bercht. & J.Presl, Přir. Rostlin: 256. 1820.
- Spermacoceae Cham. & Schltdl. ex DC., Prodr. 4: 538. 1830.
- Spermacocineae J.Presl, Nowočeská Bibl. [Wšobecný Rostl.] 7: 791, 835. 1846.
- Spermacocoideae Chevall., Fl. Gén. Env. Paris 2: 605. 1828.

Heterotypic
- Hedyotidaceae Dumort., Comment. Bot. 57. 1822.
- Hedyotideae Cham. & Schltdl. ex DC., Prodr. 4: 342, 401. 1830.
- Hedyotidinae DC., Prodr. 4: 342, 419. 1830.
- Hedyotidineae J.Presl, Nowočeská Bibl. [Wšobecný Rostl.] 7: 791, 812. 1846.
- Hedyotidoideae Burnett, Outlines Bot. 906, 909. 1835.
  - Type genus: Hedyotis L., nom. cons.

Note: There is still uncertainty regarding the generic circumscription within this tribe - see Discussion Page for examples.

References

Primary references

Berchtold, F.v. & Presl, J.S. 1820. O Přirozenosti Rostlin, aneb Rostlinář, obsahugjcj: gednánj o žiwobytj rostlinném pro sebe a z ohledu giných žiwotů podlé stawu nyněgssjho znánj; k rozssjženj přirodnictwj; w potaženj na užitečnost w rolnictwj, hospodářstwj, řemeslech, uměnj i obchodu a w wztahowánj obzwlásstnjm na lekařstwj. 322 pp. + 2 pp. errata, Praha [Prague]: K. W. Enders. (Czech) Google Books HathiTrust. Reference page. p. 256.

Additional references

Bremer, B. & Manen, J.F. 2000. Phylogeny and classification of the subfamily Rubioideae (Rubiaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 225(1-4): 43-72. DOI: 10.1007/BF00985458 PDF Reference page.
Fader, A.A.C., Salas, R.M., Dessein, S. & Cabral, E.L., 2016. Synopsis of Hexasepalum (Rubiaceae), the priority name for Diodella and a new species from Brazil. Systematic Botany 41(2): 408–422. DOI: 10.1600/036364416X691803 PDF from ResearchGate Reference page.
Gibbons, K.L. 2020. Hedyotis, Oldenlandia and related genera (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae) in Australia: New genera and new combinations in an Asian‐Australian‐Pacific lineage. Taxon. The Journal of the International Association for Plant Taxonomy 69(3): 515-542. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12236 Reference page.
Groeninckx, I., Dessein, S., Ochoterena, H., Persson, C., Motley, T.J., Kårehed, J., Bremer, B., Huysmans, S. & Smets, E. 2009. Phylogeny of the Herbaceous Tribe Spermacoceae (Rubiaceae) Based on Plastid DNA Data1. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 96(1): 109–133. DOI: 10.3417/2006201 . PDF . BHL. Reference page.
Groeninckx, I., Ochoterena, H., Smets, E. & Dessein, S. 2010. Molecular phylogenetic and morphological study of Kohautia (Spermacoceae, Rubiaceae), with the recognition of the new genus Cordylostigma. Taxon 59(5): 1457–1471. DOI: 10.1002/tax.595011 (via the Wikipedia Library ). ResearchGate . Reference page.
Guo, X., Wang, R.J., Simmons, M.P., But, P.P.H. & Yu, J. 2013. Phylogeny of the Asian Hedyotis–Oldenlandia complex (Spermacoceae, Rubiaceae): Evidence for high levels of polyphyly and the parallel evolution of diplophragmous capsules. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 67(1): 110-122. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.01.006 PDF Reference page.
Janssens, S.B., Groeninckx, I., Petra, J., Verstraete, B., Smets, E.F. & Dessein, S. 2016. Dispersing towards Madagascar: Biogeography and evolution of the Madagascan endemics of the Spermacoceae tribe (Rubiaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 95: 58-66. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.10.024 Reference page.
Neupane, S., Dessein, S., Wikström, N., Lewis, P.O., Long, C., Bremer, B. & Motley, T.J. 2015. The Hedyotis-Oldenlandia complex (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae) in Asia and the Pacific: Phylogeny revisited with new generic delimitations. Taxon 64(2): 299-322. DOI: 10.12705/642.8 PDF. Reference page.
Rydin, C., Razafimandimbison, S.G., Khodabandeh, A. & Bremer, B. 2009. Evolutionary relationships in the Spermacoceae alliance (Rubiaceae) using information from six molecular loci: insights into systematic affinities of Neohymenopogon and Mouretia. Taxon 58(3): 793–810. JSTOR PDF. Reference page.
Xu, Y.D., Yuan, M.D. & Wang, R.J. 2021. Morphology and molecules support the new monotypic genus Parainvolucrella (Rubiaceae) from Asia. PhytoKeys 180: 53-64. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.180.67624 Reference page.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2024. Spermacoceae. Published online. Accessed: July 23 2024.