Kingdom: Plantae (2653)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2566)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2162)
Order: Gentianales (112)
Family: Rubiaceae (61)(family description)
Genus: Spermacoce (5)
Epithet: capitata Ruiz & Pav. (3)
Synonym: Borreria capitata (Ruiz & Pav.) DC.
capitata => head-shaped, as ahead of composite bloom