⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-193799, with some changes.

Spermacoce purpureocaerulea R.Br. ex Benth. is a synonym of Spermacoce laevigata var. hispida Benth.

This name is a synonym of Spermacoce laevigata var. hispida Benth..

The record derives from WCSP which reports it as a synonym and as an invalid name (record 193799) with original publication details: Fl. Austral. 3: 442 1867.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:766905-1.