Sphenoclea

Sphenoclea is a genus of succulent erect annual herbs. They occur in damp habitats throughout the tropics.

Sphenoclea
S. zeylanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Sphenocleaceae T.Baskerv.
Genus:	Sphenoclea Gaertn.
Species
Sphenoclea zeylanica Sphenoclea pongatium

There are two species,^[1] S. zeylanica and S. pongatium. The genus is placed alone in family Sphenocleaceae. The position of the family is somewhat uncertain; it is now usually placed in Solanales, but it has previously been placed in Asterales, especially near Campanulaceae, and there is some evidence to support this^{[citation needed]}.