Spermacoceae

Spermacoceae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 1346 species in 57 genera. Its representatives are found in the tropics and subtropics.^[1]

Spermacoceae
Spermacoce articularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Rubioideae
Tribe:	Spermacoceae Cham. & Schltdl. ex DC.
Type genus
Spermacoce L.

Genera

Currently accepted names^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

• Agathisanthemum Klotzsch (5 sp.)
• Amphiasma Bremek. (7 sp.)
• Amphistemon Groeninckx (2 sp.)
• Anthospermopsis (K.Schum.) J.H.Kirkbr. (1 sp.)
• Arcytophyllum Willd. (18 sp.)
• Astiella Jovet (1 sp.)
• Bouvardia Salisb. (51 sp.)
• Carajasia R.M.Salas, E.L.Cabral & Dessein (1 sp.)
• Carterella Terrell (1 sp.)
• Conostomium (Stapf) Cufod. (5 sp.)
• Cordylostigma Groeninckx (9 sp.)
• Crusea Schltdl. & Cham. (15 sp.)
• Debia Neupane & N.Wikstr. (4 sp.)
• Dentella J.R.Frost. & G.Frost. (8 sp.)
• Dibrachionostylus Bremek. (1 sp.)
• Dimetia (Wight & Arn.) Meisn. (6 sp.)
• Diodella Small (12 sp.)
• Diodia L. (23 sp.)
• Edrastima Raf. (5 sp.)
• Emmeorhiza Pohl ex Endl. (1 sp.)
• Ernodea Sw. (8 sp.)
• Exallage Bremek. (18 sp.)
• Galianthe Griseb. (48 sp.)
• Gomphocalyx Baker (1 sp.)
• Hedyotis L. (182 sp.)
• Hedythyrsus Bremek. (3 sp.)
• Houstonia L. (24 sp.)
• Hydrophylax L.f. (1 sp.)
• Involucrella (Benth. & Hook.f.) Neupane (2 sp.)
• Kadua Cham. & Schltdl. (30 sp.)
• Kohautia Cham. & Schltdl. (28 sp.)
• Lathraeocarpa Bremek. (2 sp.)
• Lelya Bremek. (1 sp.)
• Leptopetalum Hook. & Arn. (8 sp.)
• Manettia Mutis ex L. (125 sp.)
• Manostachya Bremek. (3 sp.)
• Mitracarpus Zucc. (65 sp.)
• Mitrasacmopsis Jovet (1 sp.)
• Neanotis W.H.Lewis (34 sp.)
• Nesohedyotis (Hook.f.) Bremek. (1 sp.)
• Oldenlandia L. (217 sp.)
• Oldenlandiopsis Terrell & W.H.Lewis (1 sp.)
• Pentanopsis Rendle (2 sp.)
• Pentodon Hochst. (2 sp.)
• Phylohydrax Puff (2 sp.)
• Planaltina R.M.Salas & E.L.Cabral (3 sp.)
• Psyllocarpus Mart. & Zucc. (9 sp.)
• Richardia L. (16 sp.)
• Sacosperma G.Taylor (2 sp.)
• Schwendenera K.Schum. (1 sp.)
• Spermacoce L. (286 sp.)
• Staelia Cham. & Schltdl. (21 sp.)
• Stenaria (Raf.) Terrell (6 sp.)
• Stephanococcus Bremek. (1 sp.)
• Synaptantha Hook.f. (2 sp.)
• Tessiera DC. (2 sp.)
• Thamnoldenlandia Groeninckx (1 sp.)

Synonyms

• Adenothola Lem. = Manettia
• Aeginetia Cav. = Bouvardia
• Allaeophania Thwaites = Hedyotis
• Anistelma Raf. = Hedyotis
• Anotis DC. = Arcytophyllum
• Arbulocarpus Tennant = Spermacoce
• Bigelovia Spreng. = Spermacoce
• Bigelowia DC. = Spermacoce
• Borreria G.Mey. = Spermacoce
• Chaenocarpus Neck. ex A.Juss. = Spermacoce
• Chamisme Nieuwl. = Houstonia
• Chenocarpus Neck. = Spermacoce
• Conotrichia A.Rich. = Manettia
• Cormylus Raf. = Oldenlandia
• Covolia Neck. = Spermacoce
• Dasycephala (DC.) Hook.f. = Spermacoce
• Decapenta Raf. = Diodia
• Dichrospermum Bremek. = Spermacoce
• Diodioides Loefl. = Spermacoce
• Dioneiodon Raf. = Diodia
• Diphragmus C.Pres. = Tessiera
• Diplophragma (Wight & Arn.) Meisn. = Hedyotis
• Duvaucellia Bowdich = Kohautia
• Dyctiospora Reinw. ex Korth. = Oldenlandia
• Ebelia Rchb. = Diodia
• Edrastenia Raf. = Edrastima
• Eionitis Bremek. = Oldenlandia
• Endlichera C.Presl = Emmeorhiza
• Endolasia Turcz. = Manettia
• Endopogon Raf. = Diodella
• Ereicoctis (DC.) Kuntze = Arcytophyllum
• Gerontogea Cham. & Schltdl. = Oldenlandia
• Gonotheca Blume ex DC. = Leptopetalum
• Gouldia A.Gray = Kadua
• Gruhlmania Neck. = Spermacoce
• Guagnebina Vell. = Manettia
• Hemidiodia K.Schum. = Spermacoce
• Heymia Dennst. = Dentella
• Hypodematium A.Rich. = Spermacoce
• Jurgensia Raf. = Spermacoce
• Karamyschewia Fisch. & C.A.Mey. = Oldenlandia
• Lippaya Endl. = Dentella
• Listeria Neck. = Oldenlandia
• Lygistum P.Browne = Manettia
• Macrandria (Wight & Arn.) Meisn. = Hedyotis
• Mallostoma H.Karst. = Arcytophyllum
• Metabolos Blume = Hedyotis
• Metabolus A.Rich. = Hedyotis
• Mitratheca K.Schum. = Oldenlandia
• Nacibea Aubl. = Manettia
• Neosabicea Wernham = Manettia
• Octodon Thonn. = Spermacoce
• Panetos Raf. = Houstonia
• Paragophyton K.Schum. = Spermacoce
• Peltospermum Benth. = Sacosperma
• Pleiocraterium Bremek. = Hedyotis
• Plethyrsis Raf. = Richardia
• Poederiopsis Rusby = Manettia
• Poiretia J.F.Gmel. = Houstonia
• Pseudrachicallis H.Karst. = Arcytophyllum
• Pterostephus C.Pres. = Spermacoce
• Richardsonia Kunth = Richardia
• Sarissus Gaertn. = Hydrophylax
• Schiedea Bartl. = Richardia
• Schizangium Bartl. ex DC. = Mitracarpus
• Sclerococcus Bartl. = Hedyotis
• Scleromitrion (Wight & Arn.) Meisn. = Hedyotis
• Spermacoceodes Kuntze = Spermacoce
• Staurospermum Thonn. = Mitracarpus
• Stelmanis Raf. = Oldenlandia
• Stelmotis Raf. = Oldenlandia
• Symphyllarion Gagnep. = Hedyotis
• Tardavel Adans. = Spermacoce
• Teinosolen Hook.f. = Arcytophyllum
• Terrellianthus Borhidi = Arcytophyllum
• Thecagonum Babu = Leptopetalum
• Thecorchus Bremek. = Oldenlandia
• Theyodis A.Rich. = Oldenlandia
• Triodon DC. = Diodia
• Vanessa Raf. = Manettia
• Wiegmannnia Meyen = Kadua