Didymochlamys connellii N. E. Br., Trans. 

 Linn. Soc. Lond. (Bot.), ser. 2, 6: 34, pi. 5,fig- 

 1-9. 1901. Type: VENEZUELA: Bolivar, 

 Monte Roraima, 1050 m, McConnell & 

 Quelch 714 (location unknown). 



Diodia L., Sp. PI. 1: 104. 1753; Gen. PI. ed. 5: 

 45. 1754. Type: Diodia virginiana L. 



Diodia apiculata (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) 

 K. Schum. in Engler, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10: 

 313. 1889. Spermacoce apiculata Willd. ex 

 Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. 3: 531. 1818. 

 Type: BRAZIL: Hoffmanns egg s.n. 

 (Holotype:B-W2626,n.v.) 



Diodia aspera Brandegee, Univ. Calif. Publ. 

 Bot. 6: 68. 1914. Type: MEXICO: Chiapas, 

 Sierra de Tonala, C A. Purpus 6830 

 (Holotype UC 172537, n.v.). Mixed 

 collection, with elements of both D. apiculata 

 and D. teres. 



Diodia brasiliensis Spreng. var angulata 

 (Benth.) Standi., Carnegie Inst. Wash. Publ. 

 461: 90. 1935. Triodon angulatum Benth., PI. 

 Hartweg. 70. 1840. Type: MEXICO: Oaxaca, 

 Teotolcingo, in montibus Chinantla, T. 

 Hamveg 507 (Holotype K, n.v.).— Galianthe 

 brasiliensis (Spreng.) E. L. Cabrera & 

 Baciualupo ssp. angulata (Benth.) E. L. 

 Cabrera & Bacigalupo. 



Diodia crassifolia Benth., Bot. Voy. Sulphur 

 108. 1845. Type: MEXICO: Nayarit, San Bias 

 [near Tepic], Barclay s.n. (Holotype BM, 



Diodia denudata Standi., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 

 15: 105. 1925. Type: PANAMA: Panama, Rio 

 Tapia, 7 Dec 1923-1 1 Jan 1924, P. C. 

 Standley 28123 (Holotype US 1 154022 

 (photos MEXU, PTBG)).— Diodia spicata 

 Miq. 



Diodia erecta Sesse & Mo?., Fl. Mexic, ed 1 

 26. 1893 (La Naturaleza ser. II, 2. App. 2 

 1893). Type: MEXICO: Habitat in Oppidis S. 

 Bernardi de Xochiatlam et Hueitlalpae. Floret 

 Augusto ad Octobrim, Sesse & Mocino s.n. 

 (presumably MA, 



Diodia indecora DC, Prodr. 4: 565. 1830. 

 Type: MEXICO: Cordiere de Guehila, Oct 

 1827, M. Berlandier 1186 (Holotype G-DC, 



Diodia maritima Thonn. ex Schumach., Besk. 

 Guin. PI. 75. 1827. Syntypes: AFRICA: in 

 sabulosis subimmersis ad littora oceani in 

 Guinea et ad Dakar prom, viridis Africa, 

 Perrottets.n. and Leprieur s.n. (location 

 unknown). — Diodia serrulata (P. Beauv.) G. 



Diodia ocymifolia (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) 

 Bremek., Rec. Trav. Bot. Neerl. 31: 305. 

 1934. Spermacoce ocymifolia Willd. ex 

 Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. 3: 530. 1819 [as 

 ocimifolia]. Type: WEST INDIES: Without 

 precise locality, 1768, Rudolphi s.n 

 (presumably B-W, n.v.).— Spermacoce 

 ocymifolia Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. 



Diodia prostrata Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. 

 218. 1788. Type: JAMAICA: Swartz s.n. 

 (Presumably herb. Heretier, S, n.v., fragment 

 G-DC, n.v. (microfiche 4: 562.9)).— Diodia 

 teres Walter 



Diodia prostrata Sw. var. longiseta DC, Prodr. 

 4: 562. 1830. Type: MEXICO: Without 

 precise locality, Haenke s.n. (Holotype 

 presumably PR, n.v., fragment G-DC, n.v. 

 (microfiche 4: 562.9)).— Diodia teres Walter 



Diodia pulchella Brandegee, Univ. Calif. Publ. 

 Bot. 10: 418. 1924. Type: MEXICO: Chiapas, 

 Hacienda Monserrate, Sep 1923, C. A. Purpus 

 9221 (Holotype UC 223390, n.v.; Isotypes 

 MO (photo PTBG), US (photos MEXU, 

 PTBG)).— Diodia apiculata (Willd. ex Roem. 

 & Schult.) K. Schum. 



Diodia rigida (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) 

 Cham. & Schltdl., Linnaea 3: 341. 1828. 

 Spermacoce rigida Willd. ex Roem. & 

 Schult., Syst. 3: 531. 1818. Not Diodia rigida 

 Salisb. 1796. Type: VENEZUELA: Silla de 

 Caracas, Humboldt & Bonpland (Holotype B- 

 W 2628, n.v. (microfiche IDC 7440. 174. 

 111,4)).— Diodia apiculata (Willd. ex Roem. 

 & Schult.) K. Schum. 



i Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. 

 30. 1788. Type: JAMAICA: No specimen 

 cited. A Swartz specimen would be a probable 

 neorype according to Howard (1989). 



