Rubiaceae Juss.
Spermacoce juncta Harwood , legitimate, scientific
Harwood, R. & Dessein, S. (20 May 2005), Australian Spermacoce (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae). 1 Northern Territory. Australian Systematic Botany 18(4): 343-344, Fig 25 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Mouth of Cato River, Arnhem Bay, NT, 25.v.1992, I.D. Cowie 2873; holo: DNA; iso: BRI.
  • APC Dist.: NT
  • Etymology: Latin junctus (joined, united, connected together), referring to the appendages on the corolla lobes being partly fused together, as well as the membranous sides of the persistent obturator being joined together in the apical half of the seed.