⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-193551, with some changes.

Spermacoce ferruginea A.St.-Hil. is a synonym of Spermacoce capitata Ruiz & Pav.

This name is a synonym of Spermacoce capitata Ruiz & Pav..

The record derives from WCSP which reports it as a synonym (record 193551) with original publication details: Pl. Usuel. Bras. t. 13 1824.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:241419-2.