Mitracarpus hirtus

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Asterids

Mitracarpus hirtus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Mitracarpus
Species:	M. hirtus
Binomial name
Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC.
Synonyms[1]
List Borreria ferruginea M.Martens & Galeotti Borreria remotifolia DC. Diodia villosa Moc. & Sessé ex DC. Mitracarpus bakeri Urb. Mitracarpus diffusus (Willd.) Cham. & Schltdl. ex DC. Mitracarpus hirtus var. remotiflorus K.Schum. Mitracarpus hirtus var. sessilis Tandyekk., Pandur. & N.Mohanan Mitracarpus pallidus Hook. & Arn. Mitracarpus pilosus A.Rich. Mitracarpus scaber Zucc. Mitracarpus schizangius var. angustifolius Oerst. Mitracarpus senegalensis DC. Mitracarpus simplex Rusby Mitracarpus stylosus (Link) Cham. & Schltdl. ex DC. Mitracarpus torresianus Cham. & Schltdl. Mitracarpus verticillatus (Schumach. & Thonn.) Vatke Mitracarpus villosus (Sw.) DC. Mitracarpus villosus var. glabrior Oerst. Spermacoce cephalotes Willd. Spermacoce crassifolia DC. Spermacoce declinata Pav. ex DC. Spermacoce diffusa Kunth Spermacoce diffusa Willd. Spermacoce gracilis Pohl ex DC. Spermacoce hirta L. Spermacoce stylosa Link Spermacoce villosa Sw. Staurospermum verticillatum Schumach. & Thonn.

Mitracarpus hirtus, the tropical girdlepod, is a species of annual herb in the family Rubiaceae.^[2][1] It is native to Mexico and much of tropical America but has been widely introduced to Africa, Asia, and other tropical regions. The species typically grows in seasonally dry tropical biomes and is recognized by its small, white, funnel-shaped flowers arranged in leaf axils.^[3]