Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Spermacoce phalloides
Rubiaceae Juss.
Spermacoce phalloides Harwood , legitimate, scientific
Harwood, R. & Dessein, S. (20 May 2005), Australian Spermacoce (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae). 1 Northern Territory. Australian Systematic Botany 18(4): 352, Figs 7A-C, 14A-C, I, 29 APC [nom. nov.]
  • Type: Port Darwin [NT], 4 miles NE, Apr. 1927, Bleeser 146; holo: B, n.v., destroyed; iso: NSW, DNA (A30636).
replaced synonym: Spermacoce involucrata O.Schwarz nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Borreria involucrata Chippend. legitimate
  • APC Dist.: NT
  • Etymology: Greek phallos (penis) and -oides (like) because of the distinct appearance of the persistent obturator on the seed (Fig. 14I).