Rubiaceae Juss.
Spermacoce rupicola Harwood
, legitimate, scientific
[Harwood, R. & Dessein, S. (20 May 2005), Australian Spermacoce (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae). 1 Northern Territory. Australian Systematic Botany 18(4)]:
358-359, Figs 11A-C, 31
APC
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
South of Jabiluka lease, Kakdu National Park, NT, 24.iii.2002, R.K. Harwood 1150; holo: DNA; iso: BR, BRI, CANB, K, MEL, PERTH.
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Etymology:
Latin rupi (rock) and -cola (-dweller) because the species is always found amongst rocks.
[Western Australian Herbarium (2011), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.6]:
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[pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to:
Spermacoce sp. Platysperma (J.R.Clarkson 6546) NT Herbarium
[n/a]
by [Harwood, R. & Dessein, S. (20 May 2005), Australian Spermacoce (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae). 1 Northern Territory. Australian Systematic Botany 18(4)]: 358-359, Figs 11A-C, 31
[Parker, C.M. (10 March 2015), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2014. Nuytsia 25]:
22
[pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to:
Spermacoce sp. Platysperma (J.R.Clarkson 6546) NT Herbarium
[n/a]
by [Harwood, R. & Dessein, S. (20 May 2005), Australian Spermacoce (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae). 1 Northern Territory. Australian Systematic Botany 18(4)]: 358-359, Figs 11A-C, 31