Diodia (or buttonweed) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. The genus is found from southern and eastern United States, South America, Central America, Mexico, the West Indies and tropical Africa.[2][3]

Diodia
A flowering Diodia virginiana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Tribe: Spermacoceae
Genus: Diodia
L.
Type species
Diodia virginiana
L.
Synonyms[1]

Decapenta Raf.
Dioneiodon Raf.
Ebelia Rchb.
Triodon DC.

Other buttonweeds

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Many species of Diodia have been transferred to a closely related genus Diodella, and therefore the name buttonweed also applies to these species. There are also many species of false buttonweeds in the related genus Spermacoce. Abutilon theophrasti in the family Malvaceae is also known by the common name of buttonweed.

Species

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References

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  1. ^ "Diodia". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Diodia in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  3. ^ USDA Plants Database
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