Rubiaceae Juss.
Asperula hoskingii I.Thomps.
, legitimate, scientific
[Thompson, I.R. (5 January 2009), A revision of Asperula and Galium (Rubiaceae: Rubiaceae) in Australia. Muelleria 27(1)]:
54, Fig. 6
APC
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
New South Wales. Eastern Side of Woods Reef Mine, J.R.Hosking 517, 27 August 1992; holo: MEL: iso: CANB, NSW, NE.
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Etymology:
The epithet recognises John Hosking from Tamworth, New South Wales, who collected a nd recognised this species as a probable new entity, and who has been a valuable contributor to knowledge of the Australian flora.
[National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online]:
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[secondary reference]