Rubiaceae Juss.
Spermacoce caudata Harwood
, legitimate, scientific
[Harwood, R. & Dessein, S. (20 May 2005), Australian Spermacoce (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae). 1 Northern Territory. Australian Systematic Botany 18(4)]:
331-332, Figs 6, 22
APC
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
South of Nabarlek, NT, 27.iii.2002, R.K. Harwood 1160; holo: DNA; iso: AD, BR, BRI, CANB, K, MEL, PERTH, SI.
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Etymology:
Latin caudatus (ending with a tail-like appendages), because the remnant corolla lobe apices resemble an animals's tail.