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False Sesame

(Ceratotheca)

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Description

Ceratotheca is a genus of plants in the family Pedaliaceae (sesame family) comprising about five species native to worldwide tropical areas and to southern Africa. The genera name is derived from the Greek words keras meaning horn and theke meaning capsule.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Scrophulariales
Family:Pedaliaceae
Genus:Ceratotheca
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