Rubiaceae Juss.
Spermacoce suprahila Harwood
, legitimate, scientific
[Harwood, R. & Dessein, S. (20 May 2005), Australian Spermacoce (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae). 1 Northern Territory. Australian Systematic Botany 18(4)]:
361-362, Figs 15D-F, 33
APC
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
Near Adelaide River township, NT, 14.iv.2001, R.K. Harwood 1083; holo: DNA; iso: BR, BRI, CANB, K, L, MEL, PERTH, SI.
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Etymology:
Latin supra (on the upper side) and hilum, because the obturator is only persistent on that part of the ventral groove above the hilum.