Pectocarya

Pectocarya
Pectocarya recurvata (fruit)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Subfamily: Boraginoideae
Genus: Pectocarya
DC. ex Meisn.
Species[1]

13; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Ctenospermum Post & Kuntze (1903), nom. nud.
  • Gruvelia A.DC. (1846)
  • Ktenospermum Lehm. (1837)

Pectocarya is a plant genus of about 15[2] species in the family Boraginaceae. Plants in this genus are known generally as combseeds. They are small annual plants which bear tiny white flowers no more than 3 millimeters in diameter. Their fruits are nutlets which often have small projections that look like the teeth of a comb, hence their common name. The nutlets usually come in clusters of four. These plants are found mainly in western North America.

Species

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13 species are accepted.[1]

References

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