Aublet, J.B.C.F. (1775), Histoire des Plantes de la Guiane Francoise 1: 55, t. 19 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat ad margines viarum Caiennae & Guinae."

Schumann, K.M. in Martius, C.F.P. von (15 February 1888), Rubiaceae. Flora Brasiliensis 6(6): 61 [basionym]

basionym of: Borreria latifolia (Aubl.) K.Schum. legitimate

Kleinschmidt, H.E. & Johnson, R.W. (1977), Weeds of Queensland: 315 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 311 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 84 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 452 [secondary reference]

common name: Borreria [n/a]

Harwood, R. & Dessein, S. (20 May 2005), Australian Spermacoce (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae). 1 Northern Territory. Australian Systematic Botany 18(4): 345, Figs 16D-F, 26 APC [secondary reference]

• Type: French Guiana, Aublet; holo: P.

nomenclatural synonym: Borreria latifolia (Aubl.) K.Schum. legitimate

• APC Dist.: NT (naturalised), Qld (naturalised)

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