Mitracarpus hirtus

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Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Species Distribution Map
Family:RUBIACEAE
Species:Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC.
Common Name:Tropical Girdlepod
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:MIHI2
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyRUBIACEAE - Madder/Coffee family
Genus Mitracarpus
Species Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC. - Tropical Girdlepod

Citation

Citation Mitracarpus hirtus (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 4: 572–573. 1830.
Basionym: Spermacoce hirta L. 1762.
Type: JAMAICA: Without data (lectotype: LINN 125.8). Lectotypified by Verdcourt, Kew Bull. 30: 318. 1975.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Mitracarpus bakeri Mitracarpus bakeri Urban, Symb. Antill. 5: 519. 1908. CUBA: Habana: Between La Magdalena and Cayamas, Oct, Baker 3632 (holotype: ?).
Mitracarpus rudis Mitracarpus rudis Bentham, J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 238. 1841.  
Mitracarpus simplex Mitracarpus simplex Rusby, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 381. 1927. BOLIVIA: Without data, Mulford Exped. 1993a (holotype: NY).
Mitracarpus villosus Mitracarpus villosus (Swartz) Chamisso & Schlechtendal ex de Candolle, Prodr. 4: 572. 1830.Spermacoce villosa Swartz 1788. 
Spermacoce hirta Spermacoce hirta Linnaeus, Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 148. 1762. JAMAICA: Without data (lectotype: LINN 125.8). Lectotypified by Verdcourt, Kew Bull. 30: 318. 1975.
Spermacoce villosa Spermacoce villosa Swartz, Prodr. 29. 1788. JAMAICA: Without data, Swartz s.n. (holotype: BM).

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia, Geneva, Houston, Lee, Madison, Mobile

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UWAL0012486 Butler 12 Sep 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23346		 UWAL
Mitracarpus hirtus (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
AUA000036835 Covington 12 Sep 2011 Hansen, Curtis J.
5262		 AUA
Mitracarpus Hirtus (L.) Dc.
UWAL0002320 Baldwin 28 Oct 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13075		 UWAL
Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC.
AUA_ACC_60698 Covington 14 Oct 1990 Diamond, Alvin R.
7168		 AUA
Mitracarpus Hirtus (L.) Dc.
AUA_ACC_51887 Coffee 20 Oct 1992 Diamond, Alvin R.
8491		 AUA
Mitracarpus Hirtus (L.) Dc.
UWAL0012512 Baldwin 20 Sep 2012 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13619		 UWAL
Mitracarpus hirtus (Linnaeus) DC
AUA_ACC_52484 Crenshaw 12 Sep 1991 Diamond, Alvin R.
7758		 AUA
Mitracarpus Hirtus (L.) Dc.
UNA00056211 Geneva 19 Sep 1998 MacDonald, John R.
12021		 UNA
Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC.
AUA_ACC_70577 Escambia 31 Oct 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13129		 AUA
Mitracarpus Hirtus (L.) Dc.
AUA000035409 Covington 14 Jul 2011 Hansen, Curtis J.
5122		 AUA
Mitracarpus Hirtus (L.) Dc.
TROY000023290 Escambia 12 Nov 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18654		 TROY
Mitracarpus hirtus (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
TROY000042937 Houston 22 Oct 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26954		 TROY
Mitracarpus hirtus (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
AUA_ACC_50960 Coffee 6 Oct 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
6481		 AUA
Mitracarpus Hirtus (L.) Dc.
AUA_ACC_55284 Conecuh 20 Nov 1994 Diamond, Alvin R.
9461		 AUA
Mitracarpus Hirtus (L.) Dc.
TROY000023649 Baldwin 19 Jul 2007 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12720		 TROY
Mitracarpus hirtus (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
UWAL0002194 Escambia 31 Oct 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13129		 UWAL
Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC.
TROY000006500 Coffee 24 Nov 1999 Martin, Brian H.
379		 TROY
Mitracarpus hirtus (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
UNA00056210 Covington 19 Sep 1998 MacDonald, John R.
12018		 UNA
Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC.
UWAL0003970 Baldwin 19 Jul 2007 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12720		 UWAL
Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC.
AUA000040352 Madison 11 Aug 2018 Swick, E.N.
1082		 AUA
Mitracarpus Hirtus (L.) Dc.
AUA_ACC_47519 Covington 3 Oct 1987 Diamond, Alvin R.
3667		 AUA
Mitracarpus Hirtus (L.) Dc.
UWAL0032136 Houston 22 Oct 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26954		 UWAL
Mitracarpus hirtus (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
TROY000008748 Crenshaw 09 Sep 2001 Diamond, Alvin R.
12657		 TROY
Mitracarpus hirtus (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
UWAL0019030 Geneva 26 Aug 1998 Kral, Robert
87770		 UWAL
Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC
AUA_ACC_44997 Escambia 30 Aug 1986 Diamond, Alvin R.
2763		 AUA
Mitracarpus Hirtus (L.) Dc.
UWAL0048187 Baldwin 04 Oct 2019 Soehren, Eric C.
642		 UWAL
Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC.
TROY000033737 Baldwin 28 Oct 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13075		 TROY
Mitracarpus hirtus (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
UWAL0039955 Conecuh 01 Oct 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27684		 UWAL
Mitracarpus hirtus (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
TROY000008747 Coffee 08 Aug 2000 Martin, Brian H.
857		 TROY
Mitracarpus hirtus (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
AUA000037776 Covington 16 Aug 2011 Hansen, Curtis J.
5228		 AUA
Mitracarpus Hirtus (L.) Dc.
TROY000035658 Butler 12 Sep 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23346		 TROY
Mitracarpus hirtus (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
UWAL0035766 Mobile 21 Aug 2016 Horne, Howard E.
3496		 UWAL
Mitracarpus hirtus (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
ALNHS00001516 Houston 25 Sep 2012 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#803		 ALNHS
Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC.
UWAL0053372 Lee 09 Sep 2015 Hansen, C.J.
6007		 UWAL
Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC.
ALNHS00006567 Covington 23 Jul 2019 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#4787		 ALNHS
Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC.
AUA_ACC_67369 Baldwin 19 Jul 2007 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12720		 AUA
Mitracarpus Hirtus (L.) Dc.
TROY000044375 Conecuh 01 Oct 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27684		 TROY
Mitracarpus hirtus (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
TROY000044480 Escambia 31 Oct 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13129		 TROY
Mitracarpus hirtus (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
TROY000008791 Geneva 08 Nov 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18621		 TROY
Mitracarpus hirtus (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle
AUA_ACC_70789 Escambia 15 Sep 2012 Burkhalter, James R.
23649		 AUA
Mitracarpus Hirtus (L.) Dc.
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