Linnaeus, C. [filius] (April 1782), Supplementum Plantarum: 119 [tax. nov.]

• Type: In Indiae orientalis apricis argillosus

Williams, F.N. (1905), Liste des plantes connues du Siam. Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier 5: 956 [basionym]

basionym of: Borreria articularis (L.f.) F.N.Williams legitimate

Harwood, R. & Dessein, S. (20 May 2005), Australian Spermacoce (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae). 1 Northern Territory. Australian Systematic Botany 18(4): 324-325, Fig 18 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Borreria articularis (L.f.) F.N.Williams legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Borreria articularis (L.f.) F.N.Williams legitimate misapplication: Spermacoce hispida L. legitimate by White, C.T. (1939), Contributions to the Queensland Flora, No. 6. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 50: 78

• APC Dist.: NT (naturalised), Qld (naturalised)

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