Biology:Ceratotheca

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Ceratotheca
Ceratotheca triloba 2.JPG
Ceratotheca triloba
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Pedaliaceae
Genus: Ceratotheca
Endl.
Ceratotheca triloba - MHNT

Ceratotheca is a genus of plants in the family Pedaliaceae (sesame family) comprising about five species native to worldwide tropical areas and to southern Africa.[1]

The genus name is derived from the Greek words keras meaning horn and theke meaning capsule.[2]

Species

Species include:[3]

  • Ceratotheca integribracteata Engl.
  • Ceratotheca reniformis Abels (Limpopo foxglove)
  • Ceratotheca saxicola E.A.Bruce
  • Ceratotheca sesamoides Endl. (false sesame)
  • Ceratotheca triloba (Bernh.) Hook.f. (South African foxglove)

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q8344194 entry