Rubiaceae Juss.
Spermacoce occidentalis Harwood , legitimate, scientific
Harwood, R. & Dessein, S. (20 May 2005), Australian Spermacoce (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae). 1 Northern Territory. Australian Systematic Botany 18(4): 348-349, Fig 28 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Broome, adjacent to the airport, Western Australia, 3.vi.1986, J.R. Clarkson 6559; holo: BRI; iso: DNA, K, MBA, PERTH, QRS.
  • APC Dist.: WA, NT
  • Etymology: Latin occidentalis (west, western), because in the NT this species only occurs near the Western Australian border, and in Western Australia it occurs further to the west than any other Spermacoce species.
Western Australian Herbarium (2011), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.6: - [secondary reference]