Diodia sarmentosa Sw.

  • Authority

    Maguire, Bassett. 1972. The botany of the Guayana Highland--part IX. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 1-832.

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Diodia sarmentosa Sw.

  • Type

    Type. Jamaica.

  • Discussion

    This species is frequently confused with Diodia ocimifolia (Willd.) Bremekamp (Hemidiodia ocimifolia). The major differences between them, aside from those of the dehiscence of the inner face of the fruiting wall, are given in the key to species.