Rubiaceae Juss.
Spermacoce gilliesae (Specht) J.R.Clarkson , legitimate, scientific
Clarkson, J.R. (22 September 1993), Nomenclatural changes in Spermacoce L. (Rubiaceae). Austrobaileya 4(1): 117 [comb. nov.]
  • Type: Australia, Northern Territory, Hemple Bay, Groote Eylandt, R.L. Specht 423 (holo: BRI).
basionym: Borreria gilliesae Specht legitimate
Harwood, R. & Dessein, S. (20 May 2005), Australian Spermacoce (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae). 1 Northern Territory. Australian Systematic Botany 18(4): 340-341, Figs 8C, 25 APC [secondary reference]
  • Type: Hemple Bay, Groote Eylandt, in the Gulf of Carpentaria [NT], 24.iv.1948, R.L. Specht 423; BRI
nomenclatural synonym: Borreria gilliesae Specht legitimate taxonomic synonym: Spermacoce laevigata var. dilatata Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Borreria geeingwa var. dilatata (Benth.) Specht legitimate
  • APC Dist.: NT