Spermacoce quadrisulcata (Bremek.) Verdc.

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Literature:

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 229.

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 99.

Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Pages 177 - 178. (Includes a picture).


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Flora of Burundi: Spermacoce quadrisulcata
Flora of Malawi: Spermacoce quadrisulcata
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Spermacoce quadrisulcata
African Plant Database: Spermacoce quadrisulcata
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Spermacoce quadrisulcata
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Wikipedia: Spermacoce quadrisulcata


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Botswana: Species information: Spermacoce quadrisulcata.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=189960, retrieved 26 October 2025

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