Peganum
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Peganum L. is a genus under the recently separated family Nitrariaceae.<ref name=sheahanchase/> Formerly it used to be included in the family Zygophyllaceae.
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:<ref name=mDNApB2019peganumharmala/><ref name=plantbio2011peganumharmalaChina/> Template:Clade