Rubiaceae Juss.
Spermacoce laevigata var. dilatata Benth. , legitimate, scientific
Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 442 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Islands of the Gulf of Carpentane, R. Brown."
Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 253 [secondary reference]
Schwarz, O.K.A. (28 December 1927), Plantae novae vel minus cognitae Australiae tropicae. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 24(4-13): 102 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Spermacoce involucrata O.Schwarz nom. illeg.
Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 303 [basionym]
basionym of: Borreria geeingwa var. dilatata (Benth.) Specht legitimate
Specht, R.L. (1962), The nomenclature of some Borreria species from Northern Australia. Kew Bulletin 16(2): 240 [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Borreria geeingwa var. dilatata (Benth.) Specht legitimate
Harwood, R. & Dessein, S. (20 May 2005), Australian Spermacoce (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae). 1 Northern Territory. Australian Systematic Botany 18(4): 340 [secondary reference]
  • Lectotype: Carpentaria Island h [North Island, Sir Edward Pellew Group, NT], 17.xii.1802, R. Brown Iter Australiense 3518; BM758173
Harwood, R. & Dessein, S. (20 May 2005), Australian Spermacoce (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae). 1 Northern Territory. Australian Systematic Botany 18(4): 340 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Spermacoce gilliesae (Specht) J.R.Clarkson legitimate