Rubiaceae Juss.
Spermacoce brevidens Harwood , legitimate, scientific
Harwood, R. & Dessein, S. (20 May 2005), Australian Spermacoce (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae). 1 Northern Territory. Australian Systematic Botany 18(4): 328, Fig 19 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Gunlom Road, Kakadu National Park, NT, 28.ii.2000, K.G. Brennan 4286; Holo: DNA; iso: BR, BRI, CANB, K, MEL, PERTH, SI.
  • APC Dist.: NT
  • Etymology: Latin brevi- (short) and dens (tooth), because the hairs or hair-like outgrowths on the margin of the corolla lobes resemble short teeth.