Pedaliaceae

Pedalium D.Royen

First published in C.Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1123 (1759)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa, Comoros, Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China, Jawa.

Descriptions

Pedaliaceae, H. D. Ihlenfeldt. Flora Zambesiaca 8:3. 1988

Morphology General Habit
Erect or ascending annual herb, stems simple or branched.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves petiolate, oblong to obovate, entire or coarsely dentate, subsucculent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers solitary in the leaf axils.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla tube subcylindrical or narrowly funnel-shaped; limb spreading, subequally 5-lobed.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens included; thecae divergent; staminodium present or absent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary bilocular, undivided, each loculus with 2 pendulous ovules.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit indehiscent, subpyramidal, 4-angled, rounded to acute at the apex and with a spreading spine at each basal angle, then abruptly contracted into a narrow collar below (TAB. 27 fig. 10); mesocarp spongy.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 1–2 in each loculus.
[FZ]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Annual or perennial herb, if perennial, usually with a distinct caudex
Morphology Leaves
Leaves subsucculent, petiolate; blade entire or coarsely dentate, particularly in the upper half
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Flowers solitary in leaf axils
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Corolla-tube tubular to narrowly funnel-shaped; lobes subequal. Anthers with divergent thecae
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruits subpyramidal, abruptly contracted into an obconical base, indehiscent, woody, upper part 4-angled, with a spreading spine at the base of each angle, faces of the upper part rugose or tuberculate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 2–4, oblong.
Distribution
One variable species in tropical East and West Africa, Socotra, Madagascar, Comores, India, Sri Lanka, Java.
[FSOM]

Pedaliaceae, A. Bruce. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1953

Morphology General Habit
Annual herb with simple or branched subsucculent stem
Morphology Leaves
Leaves petiolate, entire or coarsely dentate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers solitary in the leaf axils, with nectarial glands at the base of the pedicels
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx small
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla-tube subcylindric or narrowly funnel-shaped; limb spreading subequally 5-lobed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens included; staminode often present; anthers large, divergent, kidney-shaped
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary 2-celled, cells undivided; 2 ovules in each cell; disc small, inconspicuous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit indehiscent, subpyramidal, 4-angled, rounded to acute at the apex with a spreading spine at each basal angle, and then abruptly contracted into a narrow collar below
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 1–2 in each cell.
[FTEA]

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0