Spermacoce brachysepala

West Indian false buttonweed
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Rubioideae
Tribe:	Spermacoceae
Genus:	Spermacoce
Species:	S. brachysepala
Binomial name
	Spermacoce brachysepala; (Urb.) Alain in H.A.Liogier & L.F.Martorell
Synonyms
	Borreria brachysepala Urb.; Borreria laevis var. sintenisii Urb.; Borreria brachysepala var. pulverulenta Urb.; Spermacoce sintenisii (Urb.) Alain;

Spermacoce brachysepala, the West Indian false buttonweed, is a plant species in the Rubiaceae. It is native to Puerto Rico, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ Alain, Hermano, in H.A. Liogier & L.F. Martorell, Flora of Puerto Rico & Adjacent Islands: A Systematic Synopsis 249