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.]
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Type:
Mouth of Cato River, Arnhem Bay, NT, 25.v.1992, I.D. Cowie 2873; holo: DNA; iso: BRI.
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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.