Rubiaceae Juss.
Spermacoce phaeosperma Harwood
, legitimate, scientific
[Harwood, R. & Dessein, S. (20 May 2005), Australian Spermacoce (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae). 1 Northern Territory. Australian Systematic Botany 18(4)]:
351-352, Figs 4E, 15G-I, 29
APC
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
Victoria Highway, 12 km W of Timber Creek, NT, 4.iv.1999, R.K. Harwood 609; holo: DNA; iso: BR, BRI, CANB, K, MEL, PERTH, SI
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Etymology:
Greek phaeo- (dark) and -sperma (seed0, because of the very dark seeds.
[Western Australian Herbarium (2011), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.6]:
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[secondary reference]