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Peplidium

Peplidium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Phrymaceae. Its native range is Egypt to Sinai, Indian subcontinent, and Australia.

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Peplidium
Peplidium foecundum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Phrymaceae
Genus: Peplidium
Delile

Peplidium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Phrymaceae.1 Its native range is Egypt to Sinai, Indian subcontinent, and Australia.1

The genus was first described by Alire Raffeneau Delile in 1813.23

Peplidium maritimum as Peplidium humifusum4 source ↗

Species

Species:1

  • Peplidium aithocheilum W.R.Barker
  • Peplidium foecundum W.R.Barker
  • Peplidium maritimum (L.f.) Asch.
  • Peplidium muelleri Benth.
References

References

  1. "Peplidium Delile | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. "Peplidium". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. Delile, A.R. (1813). "Peplidium". Description de l'Égypte, ou, Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française. 2: 50, 148.
  4. Delile, A.R. (1813). "Description de l'Égypte, ou, Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française". pp. Pl. 4.