Merrill, E.D. & Perry, L.M. (1945), Plantae Papuanae Archiboldianae, XII. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 26(1): 34 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Spermacoce baileyana Domin legitimate

Specht, R.L. (1962), The nomenclature of some Borreria species from Northern Australia. Kew Bulletin 16(2): 239 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Spermacoce baileyana Domin legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Spermacoce baileyana Domin legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Spermacoce baileyana Domin legitimate

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