| Pandiaka | |
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| Pandiaka carsonii as Argyrostachys splendens. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Pandiaka Benth. & Hook.f. |
Pandiaka is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. [1]
Its native range is Tropical Africa to Namibia. [1]
Species: [1]
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Sesamum is a genus of about 20 species in the flowering plant family Pedaliaceae. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with edible seeds. The best-known member of the genus is sesame, Sesamum indicum, the source of sesame seeds. The species are primarily African, with some species occurring in India, Sri Lanka, and China. The origin of S. indicum is uncertain, as it is widely cultivated and naturalized in tropical regions. The genus is closely related to the strictly African genus Ceratotheca and is itself probably African in origin.
The genus of the myrrhs, Commiphora, is the most species-rich genus of flowering plants in the frankincense and myrrh family, Burseraceae. The genus contains approximately 190 species of shrubs and trees, which are distributed throughout the (sub-) tropical regions of Africa, the western Indian Ocean islands, the Arabian Peninsula, India, and South America. The genus is drought-tolerant and common throughout the xerophytic scrub, seasonally dry tropical forests, and woodlands of these regions.
Achyranthes is a genus of medicinal and ornamental plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. Chaff flower is a common name for plants in this genus.
Tricalysia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in tropical and southern Africa and on the islands in the Western Indian Ocean.
Hermannia is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It comprises at least 65 species with many more species as yet unresolved.
Alectra is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae. It comprises hemiparasitic species which occur in tropical and southern Africa, including Madagascar, and tropical and subtropical Asia.
Centemoposis is a genus of plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae and is found in Africa, from tropical Africa to South Africa.
Jamesbrittenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae, disjunctly distributed in southern Africa, Sudan and Egypt, and India and Bangladesh. Subshrubs with profuse flowering, they are amenable to containers, so a number of cultivars and hybrid cultivars have been developed for the garden trade.
Anticharis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.
Aptosimum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.
Hermbstaedtia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae.
Lefebvrea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.
Physotrichia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.
Mechowia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is also in the Amaranthoideae subfamily.
Nelsia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is with the Amaranthoideae subfamily.
Pseudoplantago is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae.