Ceratotheca

Ceratotheca is a genus of plants in the family Pedaliaceae (sesame family) comprising about five species native to worldwide tropical areas and to southern Africa.^[1]

Ceratotheca
Ceratotheca triloba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Pedaliaceae
Genus:	Ceratotheca Endl.

Ceratotheca triloba - MHNT

The genus name is derived from the Greek words keras meaning horn and theke meaning capsule.^[2]

Species

Species include:^[3]

• Ceratotheca integribracteata Engl.
• Ceratotheca reniformis Abels (Limpopo foxglove)
• Ceratotheca saxicola E.A.Bruce
• Ceratotheca sesamoides Endl. (false sesame)
• Ceratotheca triloba (Bernh.) Hook.f. (South African foxglove)