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.]
  • 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
  • APC Dist.: WA, NT
  • 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: - [secondary reference]