Rubiaceae Juss.
Spermacoce verticillata L. , legitimate, scientific
Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 102 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Jamaica
Meyer, G.F.W. (1818), Primitiae Florae Essequeboensis: 83 [basionym]
basionym of: Borreria verticillata (L.) G.Mey. legitimate
Harwood, R. & Dessein, S. (20 May 2005), Australian Spermacoce (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae). 1 Northern Territory. Australian Systematic Botany 18(4): 363, Fig 33 APC [secondary reference]
  • Type: Jamaica, Hort. Cliff. 33; holo: BM.
nomenclatural synonym: Borreria verticillata (L.) G.Mey. legitimate
  • APC Dist.: NT (naturalised), Qld (naturalised)