Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Borreria remota (Lam.) Bacigalupo & E.L.Cabral. Borreria assurgens (Ruiz & Pav.) Griseb., sensu Charlotte Taylor (pers. comm., 2009); Borreria laevis (Lam.) Griseb. (misused). Syn.:Spermacoce assurgens

Taxon origin: Native

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

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