Rubiaceae Juss.
Spermacoce platyloba Harwood
, legitimate, scientific
[Harwood, R. & Dessein, S. (20 May 2005), Australian Spermacoce (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae). 1 Northern Territory. Australian Systematic Botany 18(4)]:
352-353, Figs 3C, 9L-M, 29
APC
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
Cave Creek Station, NT, 20.iii.2003, R.K. Harwood 1262; holo: DNA; iso: AD, BR, BRI, CANB, K, L, MEL, NSW, PERTH, SI
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Etymology:
Greek platy- (broad) and lobos (lobe), because of the broad corolla lobes, particularly in comparison with the normally narrow lobes of the closely related S. leptoloba.