Spigelia genuflexa is a species of annual herb of the family Loganiaceae from Bahia state, Brazil, which was described in 2011.

It is unusual in that the stems bend down after flowering to deposit the seeds in the soil (geocarpy).

Spigelia genuflexa grows in residual stands of Atlantic forest in the Rio do Negro valley in Bahia state (12°1′S 38°2′W / 12.017°S 38.033°W / -12.017; -38.033), at an altitude of 150 metres (490 ft), and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the Atlantic coast.

[1] The specific epithet genuflexa is a reference to the plant's tendency to bend down after flowering, from the Latin genuflexus (cf.

[1] Popovkin is a Russian emigre and amateur botanist who has fulfilled a long-held dream to study plants in the tropics.