Spermacoceae is a

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and contains about 1346

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. Its representatives are found in the tropics and subtropics.

Genera

Currently accepted names * '' Agathisanthemum'' (5 sp.) * '' Amphiasma'' (7 sp.) * '' Amphistemon'' (2 sp.) * '' Anthospermopsis'' (1 sp.) * '' Arcytophyllum'' (18 sp.) * '' Astiella'' (1 sp.) * '' Bouvardia'' (51 sp.) * '' Carajasia'' (1 sp.) * '' Carterella'' (1 sp.) * '' Conostomium'' (5 sp.) * '' Cordylostigma'' (9 sp.) * '' Crusea'' (15 sp.) * '' Debia'' (4 sp.) * '' Dentella'' (8 sp.) * '' Dibrachionostylus'' (1 sp.) * '' Dimetia'' (6 sp.) * '' Diodella'' (12 sp.) * '' Diodia'' (23 sp.) * '' Edrastima'' (5 sp.) * '' Emmeorhiza'' (1 sp.) * '' Ernodea'' (8 sp.) * '' Exallage'' (18 sp.) * '' Galianthe'' (48 sp.) * '' Gomphocalyx'' (1 sp.) * '' Hedyotis'' (182 sp.) * '' Hedythyrsus'' (3 sp.) * '' Houstonia'' (24 sp.) * '' Hydrophylax'' (1 sp.) * '' Involucrella'' (2 sp.) * '' Kadua'' (30 sp.) * '' Kohautia'' (28 sp.) * '' Lathraeocarpa'' (2 sp.) * '' Lelya'' (1 sp.) * '' Leptopetalum'' (8 sp.) * '' Manettia'' (125 sp.) * '' Manostachya'' (3 sp.) * '' Mitracarpus'' (65 sp.) * '' Mitrasacmopsis'' (1 sp.) * '' Neanotis'' (34 sp.) * '' Nesohedyotis'' (1 sp.) * '' Oldenlandia'' (217 sp.) * '' Oldenlandiopsis'' (1 sp.) * '' Pentanopsis'' (2 sp.) * '' Pentodon'' (2 sp.) * '' Phylohydrax'' (2 sp.) * '' Planaltina'' (3 sp.) * '' Psyllocarpus'' (9 sp.) * '' Richardia'' (16 sp.) * '' Sacosperma'' (2 sp.) * '' Schwendenera'' (1 sp.) * '' Spermacoce'' (286 sp.) * '' Staelia'' (21 sp.) * '' Stenaria'' (6 sp.) * '' Stephanococcus'' (1 sp.) * '' Synaptantha'' (2 sp.) * '' Tessiera'' (2 sp.) * '' Thamnoldenlandia'' (1 sp.) Synonyms *''Adenothola'' = '' Manettia'' *''Aeginetia'' = '' Bouvardia'' *''Allaeophania'' = '' Hedyotis'' *''Anistelma'' = '' Hedyotis'' *''Anotis'' = '' Arcytophyllum'' *'' Arbulocarpus'' = '' Spermacoce'' *''Bigelovia'' = '' Spermacoce'' *''Bigelowia'' = '' Spermacoce'' *''Borreria'' = '' Spermacoce'' *''Chaenocarpus'' = '' Spermacoce'' *''Chamisme'' = '' Houstonia'' *''Chenocarpus'' = '' Spermacoce'' *''Conotrichia'' = '' Manettia'' *''Cormylus'' = '' Oldenlandia'' *''Covolia'' = '' Spermacoce'' *''Dasycephala'' = '' Spermacoce'' *''Decapenta'' = '' Diodia'' *''Dichrospermum'' = '' Spermacoce'' *''Diodioides'' = '' Spermacoce'' *''Dioneiodon'' = '' Diodia'' *''Diphragmus'' = '' Tessiera'' *''Diplophragma'' = '' Hedyotis'' *''Duvaucellia'' = '' Kohautia'' *''Dyctiospora'' = '' Oldenlandia'' *''Ebelia'' = '' Diodia'' *''Edrastenia'' = '' Edrastima'' *''Eionitis'' = '' Oldenlandia'' *''Endlichera'' = '' Emmeorhiza'' *''Endolasia'' = '' Manettia'' *''Endopogon'' = '' Diodella'' *''Ereicoctis'' = '' Arcytophyllum'' *''Gerontogea'' = '' Oldenlandia'' *''Gonotheca'' = '' Leptopetalum'' *''Gouldia'' = '' Kadua'' *''Gruhlmania'' = '' Spermacoce'' *''Guagnebina'' = '' Manettia'' *''Hemidiodia'' = '' Spermacoce'' *''Heymia'' = '' Dentella'' *''Hypodematium'' = '' Spermacoce'' *''Jurgensia'' = '' Spermacoce'' *''Karamyschewia'' = '' Oldenlandia'' *''Lippaya'' = '' Dentella'' *''Listeria'' = '' Oldenlandia'' *''Lygistum'' = '' Manettia'' *''Macrandria'' = '' Hedyotis'' *''Mallostoma'' = '' Arcytophyllum'' *''Metabolos'' = '' Hedyotis'' *''Metabolus'' = '' Hedyotis'' *''Mitratheca'' = '' Oldenlandia'' *''Nacibea'' = '' Manettia'' *''Neosabicea'' = '' Manettia'' *''Octodon'' = '' Spermacoce'' *''Panetos'' = '' Houstonia'' *''Paragophyton'' = '' Spermacoce'' *''Peltospermum'' = '' Sacosperma'' *''Pleiocraterium'' = '' Hedyotis'' *''Plethyrsis'' = '' Richardia'' *''Poederiopsis'' = '' Manettia'' *''Poiretia'' = '' Houstonia'' *''Pseudrachicallis'' = '' Arcytophyllum'' *''Pterostephus'' = '' Spermacoce'' *''Richardsonia'' = '' Richardia'' *''Sarissus'' = '' Hydrophylax'' *''Schiedea'' = '' Richardia'' *''Schizangium'' = '' Mitracarpus'' *''Sclerococcus'' = '' Hedyotis'' *''Scleromitrion'' = '' Hedyotis'' *''Spermacoceodes'' = '' Spermacoce'' *''Staurospermum'' = '' Mitracarpus'' *''Stelmanis'' = '' Oldenlandia'' *''Stelmotis'' = '' Oldenlandia'' *''Symphyllarion'' = '' Hedyotis'' *''Tardavel'' = '' Spermacoce'' *''Teinosolen'' = '' Arcytophyllum'' *''Terrellianthus'' = '' Arcytophyllum'' *''Thecagonum'' = '' Leptopetalum'' *''Thecorchus'' = '' Oldenlandia'' *''Theyodis'' = '' Oldenlandia'' *''Triodon'' = '' Diodia'' *''Vanessa'' = '' Manettia'' *''Wiegmannnia'' = '' Kadua''

References

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