Zaleya Burm.f., Fl. Ind.: 110. 1768 sec. Hartmann 2017
- ≡Trianthema sect. Zaleya (Burman) DC., Prodr. 3: 352. 1828 syn. sec. Hartmann 2017
- =Rocama Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 71. 1775 syn. sec. Hartmann 2017
- =Zallia Roxb., Fl. Ind., ed. 1832, 3: 74. 1832, nom. superfl., syn. sec. Hartmann 2017
Notes
The genus is monophyletic and belongs to Sesuvioideae where it is sister to Sesuvium (Bohley & al. 2015). Zaleya is a C4 genus and distributed in East Africa, southern Asia and Australia. It contains seven spp. (Hartmann 2011b).