Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Spermacoce argillacea
Rubiaceae Juss.
Spermacoce argillacea Harwood , legitimate, scientific
Harwood, R. & Dessein, S. (20 May 2005), Australian Spermacoce (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae). 1 Northern Territory. Australian Systematic Botany 18(4): 323-324, Fig3 10D-F, 18 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: 6 km SW of Beetaloo HS, NT, 27.iv.2000, R.K. Harwood 844; holo: DNA; iso: BR, BRI, CANB, K, L, MEL, PERTH, SI.
  • APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld
  • Etymology: Latin argillaceus (growing on clay), because this species is only found growing in clay soils.
Western Australian Herbarium (2011), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.6: - [secondary reference]