Peganum | |
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Syrian rue ( Peganum harmala) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Nitrariaceae |
Genus: |
Peganum L. |
Species | |
See text |
Peganum L. is a genus under the recently separated family Nitrariaceae. [1] Formerly it used to be included in the family Zygophyllaceae.
The genus has around five species, occurring in warm temperate to subtropical regions across the world:
Phylogenetic data suggests the following relationships: [2] [3]
Nitraria (outgroup) | |
Peganum | |
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