Common name
Portuguese: Poaia-do-campo
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Gentianales (113)
Family: Rubiaceae (62)(family description)
Genus: Richardia (3)
Epithet: grandiflora (Cham. & Schltdl.) Steud. (7)
Synonym: Richardia divergens (Pohl ex DC.) Steud.
divergens => divergent, going in different directions, spreading out, wide-spreading
grandiflora => with flowers larger than the normal
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white