| Pedalium | |
|---|---|
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| Pedalium murex | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Pedaliaceae |
| Genus: | Pedalium D.Royen [1] |
| Species: | P. murex |
| Binomial name | |
| Pedalium murex | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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