Pedaliaceae

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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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Pedaliaceae canonical 1
Pedaliaceae (Latin) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family
taxon
adaptation drought tolerance
clade Angiosperms
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Asterids
Eudicots
commonName sesame family
containsTaxon Ceratotheca
Dicerocaryum
Harpagophytum
Harpagophytum procumbens
linked to: Harpagophytum

Holubia
Ibicella
Josephinia
Martynia
Proboscidea
Pterodiscus
Rogeria
Sesamum
Sesamum indicum
linked to: Sesamum

Uncarina
describedInTaxonomy APG IV system
economicImportance medicinal plants
source of edible oil (sesame)
flowerSymmetry bilateral symmetry
flowerType zygomorphic flowers
fruitCharacteristic often spiny fruits
fruitType capsules
geographicDistribution Africa
Asia
Old World tropics
hasLanguageName Pedaliaceae (Latin)
linked to: Pedaliaceae
hasMemberWithCommonUse sesame seed production
hasNotableSpecies Harpagophytum procumbens
linked to: Harpagophytum

Sesamum indicum
linked to: Sesamum
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement opposite leaves
nomenclaturalCode International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants
order Lamiales
parentTaxon Lamiales
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination insect-pollinated
previousClassification Scrophulariales
taxonRank family
typeGenus Sesamum
typicalGrowthForm herbaceous plants
subshrubs
typicalHabitat arid regions
semi-arid regions

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lamiales includesFamily Pedaliaceae
Pedaliaceae hasLanguageName Pedaliaceae (Latin)
linked to: Pedaliaceae