Rubiaceae Juss.
Spermacoce phalloides Harwood
, legitimate, scientific
[Harwood, R. & Dessein, S. (20 May 2005), Australian Spermacoce (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae). 1 Northern Territory. Australian Systematic Botany 18(4)]:
352, Figs 7A-C, 14A-C, I, 29
APC
[nom. nov.]
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Type:
Port Darwin [NT], 4 miles NE, Apr. 1927, Bleeser 146; holo: B, n.v., destroyed; iso: NSW, DNA (A30636).
replaced synonym:
Spermacoce involucrata O.Schwarz
nom. illeg.
nomenclatural synonym:
Borreria involucrata Chippend.
legitimate
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Etymology:
Greek phallos (penis) and -oides (like) because of the distinct appearance of the persistent obturator on the seed (Fig. 14I).