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|accepted_name=Polycarpaea corymbosa
|accepted_authority=(Linnaeus) Lamarck in J. Lamarck and J. Poiret
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=in J. Lamarck and J. Poiret, Tabl. Encycl.
|place=2: 129. 1797
|year=1797
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|basionyms={{Treatment/ID/Basionym
|name=Achyranthes corymbosa
|authority=Linnaeus
|rank=species
|publication_title=Sp. Pl.
|publication_place=1: 205. 1753
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|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Polycarpaea nebulosa
|authority=Lakela
|rank=species
}}
|hierarchy=Caryophyllaceae;Caryophyllaceae subfam. Polycarpoideae;Polycarpaea;Polycarpaea corymbosa
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Caryophyllaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Caryophyllaceae subfam. Polycarpoideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Polycarpaea]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Polycarpaea corymbosa]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 5
|mention_page=page 25
|treatment_page=page 24
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Stems </b>6–18 cm, ± pilose. <b>Leaves</b> dimorphic; basal (sometimes absent in older specimens) with petiole 2.5–4 mm, blade oblong-ovate to suborbiculate, 8–12 mm, margins flat, glabrous; cauline subtending fascicles of usually smaller leaves, blade linear, 1–2.5 cm, margins revolute, glabrous or ciliate. <b>Cymes</b> dense. <b>Pedicels</b> 0.8–3 mm. <b>Flowers</b>: sepals 2.2–3.1 mm; petals marcescent, elliptic to ovate, 0.7–1 mm; stigmas nearly sessile. <b>Capsules</b> 1.5 mm. <b>Seeds</b> 0.4–0.5 mm. <b>2n</b> = 36.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering summer–winter.
|habitat=Sandhills, grassy areas, disturbed sites
|elevation=10 m
|distribution=Fla.;South America;Asia;Africa;Australia.
|discussion=<p><i>Polycarpaea corymbosa</i> was first found in the sandhills of Tampa, Florida, in 1960 by O. Lakela (1962, 1963). Although she eventually described her plants as a new species, subsequent authors have concluded that the features supposedly distinguishing it lie within the range of <i>P. corymbosa</i>, a widely distributed paleotropical taxon. It is now known from five counties in central Florida.</p><!--
--><p><i>Polycarpaea corymbosa</i> is morphologically diverse, especially in Africa. While at least five varieties have been described (four since 1975) for distinctive populations in Asia and South America, a thorough study across the range of the species is yet to be undertaken.</p><!--
--><p>K. R. Beena et al. (2000) demonstrated the presence of endophytic fungi in <i>Polycarpaea corymbosa</i>.</p>
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name=Polycarpaea corymbosa
|authority=(Linnaeus) Lamarck in J. Lamarck and J. Poiret
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=Polycarpaea nebulosa
|basionyms=Achyranthes corymbosa
|family=Caryophyllaceae
|phenology=Flowering summer–winter.
|habitat=Sandhills, grassy areas, disturbed sites
|elevation=10 m
|distribution=Fla.;South America;Asia;Africa;Australia.
|introduced=true
|reference=None
|publication title=in J. Lamarck and J. Poiret, Tabl. Encycl.
|publication year=1797
|special status=
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|subfamily=Caryophyllaceae subfam. Polycarpoideae
|genus=Polycarpaea
|species=Polycarpaea corymbosa
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