Houstonia acerosa

higherClassification: Plantae > Pteridobiotina > Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Rubioideae > Spermacoceae > Houstonia
taxonID wfo-0000215139
scientificNameID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:753313-1
localID 100306
scientificName Houstonia acerosa
taxonRank species
parentNameUsageID wfo-4000018339
scientificNameAuthorship (A.Gray) Benth. & Hook.f.
family Rubiaceae
subfamily Rubioideae
tribe Spermacoceae
genus Houstonia
specificEpithet acerosa
verbatimTaxonRank species
nomenclaturalStatus Valid
namePublishedIn Gen. Pl. 2: 60 (1873)
taxonomicStatus Accepted
originalNameUsageID wfo-0000979965
taxonRemarks Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Gen. Pl. 2: 60 1873 to Gen. Pl. 2: 60 (1873), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in The Plan
created 2022-04-16
modified 2024-06-04
references https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:753313-1
source wcs
majorGroup A
tplID kew-100306
Child

Houstonia acerosa var. tamaulipana variety Accepted

Houstonia acerosa var. acerosa variety Accepted

Houstonia acerosa var. polypremoides variety Accepted

DataSource World Flora Online   2026-06-21