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.]
  • 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.
  • APC Dist.: NT
  • 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: - [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