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Ochradiscus

Ochradiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Resedaceae. It includes two species native to Asia, ranging from Turkmenistan to Iran, Pakistan, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates. They are shrubs or subshrubs which grow in deserts and dry shrublands.Ochradiscus aucheri (Boiss.) S.Blanco & C.E.Wetzel – Iran, Pakistan, Oman, and UAE Ochradiscus ochradeni (Boiss.) S.Blanco & C.E.Wetzel – Iran and Turkmenistan

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Ochradiscus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Resedaceae
Genus: Ochradiscus
S.Blanco & C.E.Wetzel (2016)
Species1
  • Ochradiscus aucheri (Boiss.) S.Blanco & C.E.Wetzel
  • Ochradiscus ochradeni (Boiss.) S.Blanco & C.E.Wetzel
Synonyms1

Homalodiscus Bunge ex Boiss. (1867), nom. illeg.

Ochradiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Resedaceae. It includes two species native to Asia, ranging from Turkmenistan to Iran, Pakistan, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates. They are shrubs or subshrubs which grow in deserts and dry shrublands.1

  • Ochradiscus aucheri (Boiss.) S.Blanco & C.E.Wetzel – Iran, Pakistan, Oman, and UAE
  • Ochradiscus ochradeni (Boiss.) S.Blanco & C.E.Wetzel – Iran and Turkmenistan
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