Rubiaceae Juss.
Spermacoce gibba Harwood , legitimate, scientific
Harwood, R. & Dessein, S. (20 May 2005), Australian Spermacoce (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae). 1 Northern Territory. Australian Systematic Botany 18(4): 339-340, Figs 8H, 24 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Philchowskis Creek, 25 km E of Kununurra, Western Australia, 21.iii. 2003, G.M. Wightman 8108; holo: DNA; iso: AD, BR, BRI, CANB, K, L, MEL, NSW, PERTH, SI.
  • APC Dist.: WA, NT
  • Etymology: Latin gibbus (humped, with a swelling), referring to the raised upper part of the seed.
Western Australian Herbarium (2011), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.6: - [secondary reference]