Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2597)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2494)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2109)
Order: Gentianales (110)
Family: Rubiaceae (61)(family description)
Genus: Spermacoce (5)
Epithet: stachydea DC. (1)
Synonyms: Borreria leucadea (Hochst. ex Hiern) K.Schum., Borreria stachydea (DC.) Hutch. & Dalziel, Spermacoce leucadea Hochst. ex Hiern, Spermacoce phyllocephala DC.