Botanical record
Hexasepalum sarmentosum
Hexasepalum sarmentosum is recorded under 3 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across unspecified language and ijc.
- Accepted botanical name
- Hexasepalum sarmentosum
- Names as published
- Diodia sarmentosa (Sw.) and Diodia sarmentosa L.
- Common English
- Button weed
- Parts reported
- leaves
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 9070905 · SYNONYM · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Hexasepalum sarmentosum
Sanko uses this survey for its published name mapping and reported plant parts only. The subject the survey investigated is not a therapeutic claim about this plant.
| Local name | Language | Where recorded | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abayin | unspecified language | all local government areas of Rivers State, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethno medicinal survey of plants used by the indigenes of Rivers State of Nigeria — Table 1, row 152 |
| Ikinrinrin | ijc | Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Bayelsa State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey and conservation of the indigenous plants used for traditional orthopedic care practices in Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Nigeria — Table 2, row 14 |
| Iyaimo | ijc | Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Bayelsa State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey and conservation of the indigenous plants used for traditional orthopedic care practices in Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Nigeria — Table 2, row 14 |