Alectra orobanchoides

Alectra orobanchoides

Alectra orobanchoides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Orobanchaceae
Tribus: Buchnereae
Genus: Alectra
Species: Alectra orobanchoides

Name

Alectra orobanchoides Benth., 1846

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Melasma orobanchoides (Benth.) Engl. in Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 359 (1895)
• Heterotypic
  • Alectra heyniae (Dinter) Dinter in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 84 (1917)
  • Alectra kilimandjarica Hemsl. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(2): 365 (1906)
  • Alectra kirkii Hemsl. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(2): 366 (1906)
  • Alectra parvifolia (Engl.) Schinz in Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 31: 195 (1890)
  • Alectra welwitschii (Hiern) Hemsl. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(2): 364 (1906)
  • Harveya parviflora Hook. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 723 (1840)
  • Melasma parviflorum K.Schum. in Just's Bot. Jahresber. 26(1): 394 (1900)
  • Melasma welwitschii Hiern in Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 769 (1898)
  • Nigrina orobanchodes Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 237 (1898)
  • Orobanche heyniae Dinter in Deut. Südw. Afrik.: 122 (1909)
  • Orobanche parviflora E.Mey. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 231 (1841)
  • Pseudorobanche dregeana Rouy in Rev. Gén. Bot. 21: 204 (1909), not validly publ.
  • Celsia parvifolia Engl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10: 252 (1888)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa Angola, Namibia Regional: Central Africa Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe Regional:Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal Regional: Eastern Africa Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G. in A. L. P. P. de Candolle, 1846. Prodr. 10:340.

Additional references

• Kliment, J., Turis, P. & Janišová, M. (2016). Taxa of vascular plants endemic to the Carpathian Mts. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 88: 19-76.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Alectra orobanchoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 October 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Alectra orobanchoides. Published online. Accessed: October 27 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Alectra orobanchoides Accessed: 27 October 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Alectra orobanchoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 October 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Alectra orobanchoides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: geelblom, verfblommetjie

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