Peganum
Peganum L. is a genus under the recently separated family Nitrariaceae.[1] Formerly it used to be included in the family Zygophyllaceae.
| 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 | |
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Phylogeny and Species
The genus has around five species, occurring in warm temperate to subtropical regions across the world:
- Peganum harmala L. (Harmal or Syrian rue) — Mediterranean region east to China
- Peganum mexicanum Gray — Mexico
- Peganum multisectum (Maxim.) Bobrov — China, Mongolia
- Peganum nigellastrum Bunge — China
- Peganum texanum M.E.Jones — southern North America
Phylogenetic data suggests the following relationships[2][3]:
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References
- Sheahan, M.C.; Chase, M.W. (1996). "A phylogenetic analysis of Zygophyllaceae R. Br. based on morphological anatomical and rbcL DNA sequence data". Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 122 (4): 279–300. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1996.tb02077.x.
- Zhang; Chi (2019). "The complete chloroplast genome of Peganum harmala". Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 4 (1). doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1612289.
- Zhao; Wang; Branford-White; Wang (2011). "Classification and differentiation of the genus Peganum indigenous to China based on chloroplast trnL‐F and psbA‐trnH sequences and seed coat morphology". Plant Biology. 13 (6): 940–947. doi:10.1111/j.1438-8677.2011.00455.x.
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