Rubiaceae Juss.
Spermacoce aequabilis Harwood
, legitimate, scientific
[Harwood, R. & Dessein, S. (20 May 2005), Australian Spermacoce (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae). 1 Northern Territory. Australian Systematic Botany 18(4)]:
322-323, Figs 13D-I, 18
APC
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
Arnhem Highway, 25 km W of South Alligator River, NT, 17.iii.2001, R.K. Harwood 1037; holo: DNA; iso: BR, BRI, CANB, K, L, MEL, PERTH, SI.
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Etymology:
Latin aequabilis (uniform, consistent) because the persistent obturator has a uniform cellular texture throughout (in other species where the persistent obturator has a uniform texture throughout, the structure is membranous).