Ochradenus

Ochradenus is a genus of flowering plants in family Resedaceae. It contains the eight species which range from northeastern Africa through the Arabian Peninsula to Iran and India.^[1]

Ochradenus
Ochradenus baccatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Resedaceae
Genus:	Ochradenus Delile

Species

Eight species are accepted.^[1]

• Ochradenus arabicus Chaudhary, Hillc. & A.G.Mill.
• Ochradenus baccatus Delile
• Ochradenus gifrii Thulin
• Ochradenus harsusiticus A.G.Mill.
• Ochradenus lakhpatensis R.M.Patel & Prajapati
• Ochradenus socotranus A.G.Mill. [es; pt]
• Ochradenus somalensis Baker f.
• Ochradenus spartioides (O.Schwartz) Abdallah

A molecular study published in 2007 found that Ochradenus arose from within the ranks of Reseda. Therefore, in future this genus may be abandoned, and its species transferred into Reseda.^[2]