Pedaliaceae
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Vernacular names of plants within the Family Pedaliaceae

benne
ceratotheca
craniolaria
devil's claw
doubleclaw
elephant
escorzonera
gingili
martynia
proboscis plant
ram's horn
sesame
sesamum
unicorn flower
unicorn-plant
wild foxglove

Hierarchical position of the Family Pedaliaceae

   Regnum  Plantae
common name: The plant kingdom
  
   Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist
syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta
pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: angiosperms, flowering plants
  
   Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal
pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: Angiosperms
  
   Classis  Rosopsida Batsch
pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.
  
   Subclassis  Lamiidae Takht. ex Reveal
pub. Phytologia 74: 178. 25 Mar 1993.
  
   SuperOrdo  Lamianae Takht.
pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 405. Jan-Mar 1967.
  
   Ordo  Lamiales Bromhead
pub. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 2: 210. Apr 1838.
  
   Familia  Pedaliaceae R. Br.
pub. Prodr.: 519. 27 Mar 1810.
  

Named members of the Family Pedaliaceae

1
   Genus  Ceratotheca Endl.
common name: ceratotheca
2
   Genus  Craniolaria L.
common name: craniolaria
3
   Genus  Dicerocaryum Bojer
4
   Genus  Harpagophytum DC. ex Meisn.   
5
   Genus  Holubia Oliv.
6
   Genus  Ibicella Van Eselt.
7
   Genus  Josephinia Vent.
8
   Genus  Linariopsis Welw.
9
   Genus  Pedaliodiscus Ihlenf.
syn. Pedalium L.
10
   Subfamilia  Pedalioideae (R. Br.) Arn.
pub. Encycl. Brit., ed. 7, 5: 121. 9 Mar 1832.
 
11
   Tribus  Pedalieae (R. Br.) Dumort.
pub. Anal. Fam. Pl.: 22. 1829.
 
12
   Genus  Pedalium D. Royen ex L.
pub. (1759)
13
   Genus  Pedaliophyton Engl.
syn. Pterodiscus Hook.
14
   Genus  Pretrea J.Gay
syn. Dicerocaryum Bojer
15
   Genus  Pretreothamnus Engl.
syn. Josephinia Vent.
16
   Genus  Proboscidea Schmidel
common name: elephant, unicorn-plant
  
17
   Genus  Pterodiscus Hook.
18
   Genus  Rogeria J.Gay ex Delile
19
   Subfamilia  Sesamoideae Burnett
pub. Outl. Bot.: 963, 964 1095, 1107. Jun 1835.
  
 
20
   Tribus  Sesameae (R. Br. ex Bercht. & J. Presl) Dumort.
pub. Anal. Fam. Pl.: 22. 1829.
  
 
21
   Genus  Sesamum L.
pub. (1753)
common name: sesame
  
22
   Genus  Sesamothamnus Welw.
23
   Genus  Sigmatosiphon Engl.
syn. Sesamothamnus Welw.
24
   Genus  Uncarina (Baill.) Stapf

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.

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