Pedalium

Pedalium is a genus of plant in the Pedaliaceae family comprising one species, Pedalium murex. It is distributed in India, Sri Lanka and Tropical Africa.[2]

Pedalium
Pedalium murex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Pedaliaceae
Genus: Pedalium
L.
Species:
P. murex
Binomial name
Pedalium murex
L.
Synonyms[1]
  • Pedalium microcarpum Decne.
  • Pedalium muricatum Salisb.
  • Rogeria microcarpa Klotzsch

Etymology

The genera name is derived from the Greek word pedalion meaning 'rudder of a ship'.[3]

References

Data related to Pedalium at Wikispecies Media related to Pedalium at Wikimedia Commons


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