Pedaliaceae
E728720
Pedaliaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales, best known for including sesame and other herbaceous species often adapted to arid environments.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| adaptation | drought tolerance ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Asterids NERFINISHED ⓘ Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | sesame family ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Ceratotheca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dicerocaryum NERFINISHED ⓘ Harpagophytum NERFINISHED ⓘ Harpagophytum procumbens NERFINISHED ⓘ Holubia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ibicella NERFINISHED ⓘ Josephinia NERFINISHED ⓘ Martynia NERFINISHED ⓘ Proboscidea NERFINISHED ⓘ Pterodiscus NERFINISHED ⓘ Rogeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Sesamum NERFINISHED ⓘ Sesamum indicum NERFINISHED ⓘ Uncarina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInTaxonomy | APG IV system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
medicinal plants
ⓘ
source of edible oil (sesame) ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| flowerType | zygomorphic flowers ⓘ |
| fruitCharacteristic | often spiny fruits ⓘ |
| fruitType | capsules ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Old World tropics ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName | Pedaliaceae (Latin) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemberWithCommonUse | sesame seed production ⓘ |
| hasNotableSpecies |
Harpagophytum procumbens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sesamum indicum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | opposite leaves ⓘ |
| nomenclaturalCode | International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Lamiales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Lamiales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| previousClassification | Scrophulariales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Sesamum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalGrowthForm |
herbaceous plants
ⓘ
subshrubs ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
arid regions
ⓘ
semi-arid regions ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.