Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Spermacoce erythrosepala
Rubiaceae Juss.
Spermacoce erythrosepala Harwood , legitimate, scientific
Harwood, R. & Dessein, S. (20 May 2005), Australian Spermacoce (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae). 1 Northern Territory. Australian Systematic Botany 18(4): 338, Fig 24 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Daly River Road, NT, 14.iv.2001, R.K. Harwood 1082; holo: DNA; iso: AD, BR, BRI, CANB, K, L, MEL, NSW, PERTH, SI.
  • APC Dist.: NT
  • Etymology: Latin erythro- (red-) and -sepalus (-sepalled), because of the deep red sepals of this species when seen fresh.