Pedaliaceae R.Br.

Sesame Family

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Lamiales
Family: Pedaliaceae

Pedaliaceae, the sesame family, is a small family of 14 genera and 70 species. Its native distribution is exclusively Old World, in tropical and dry habitats, and its best-known member is Sesamum indicum (sesame). These are herbs or shrubs with spurred flowers and ovaries with axile placentation that often develop hooks or prickles as the fruit wall begins to decompose. Encyclopædia Britannica

Genera: Sesamum