EPPO Global Database

Mitracarpus hirtus(MTCVI)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: MTCVI
  • Preferred name: Mitracarpus hirtus
  • Authority: (Linnaeus) de Candolle

Notes

Mexico, Central America, South America (except Chile). Introduced in India, Sri Lanka, Indochina (Myanmar, Thailand), Malesia (Malaya, Philippines), China,  Africa from Sahel to Angola, Madagascar, New Guinea, Australia (Queensland)


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Mitracarpum villosum Chamisso & Schlechtendal
Mitracarpus scabrum Zuccarini
Mitracarpus senegalensis de Candolle
Mitracarpus verticillatum Vatke
Mitracarpus villosus (Swartz) de Candolle
Spermacoce hirta Linnaeus
Spermacoce villosa Swartz
Staurospermum verticillatum Schumacher & Thonning

Common names
Name Language
botoncillo de milpa Spanish
botón montanero Spanish
chiquizacillo Spanish
poaia-da-praia Portuguese (BR)