Rubiaceae Juss.
Spermacoce retitesta Harwood , legitimate, scientific
Harwood, R. & Dessein, S. (20 May 2005), Australian Spermacoce (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae). 1 Northern Territory. Australian Systematic Botany 18(4): 357-358, Figs 13G-K, 31 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Melville Island, road to Fort Dundas, NT, 1.v.2002, R.K. Harwood 1182; holo: DNA; iso: BR, SI.
  • APC Dist.: NT
  • Etymology: Latin rete (network) and testa (outer coat of seed), because of the prominently reticulate testa.