Williams, L.O. (1974), Tropical American plants XVI. Phytologia 28(3): 227 [nom. nov.]

replaced synonym: Borreria gracilis L.O.Williams nom. illeg.

Burger, W.C. & Taylor, C.M. (1993), Fieldiana, Botany, n.s 33: 316 [basionym]

basionym of: Spermacoce exilis (L.O.Williams) C.D.Adams ex W.C.Burger & C.M.Taylor legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Spermacoce exilis (L.O.Williams) C.D.Adams ex W.C.Burger & C.M.Taylor legitimate

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