Pedalium murex L. is a plant in the Pedaliaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Pedalium murex L. (Pedalium murex L.)
🌿 Plantae

Pedalium murex L.

Pedalium murex L.

Pedalium murex L. is the only species in the Pedalium genus (Pedaliaceae), found in tropical Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.

Family
Genus
Pedalium
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Pedalium murex L.

Pedalium is a plant genus in the family Pedaliaceae. This genus contains only one species, which is Pedalium murex L. This species is distributed across tropical Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia.

Photo: (c) Aravinth, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Aravinth · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Pedaliaceae Pedalium

More from Pedaliaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

Identify Pedalium murex L. instantly — even offline

iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.

Download iNature — Free

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

Download Free on App Store