Conopholis

Conopholis americana

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: Orobancheae
Genus: Conopholis
Species: C. alpina – C. americana – C. panamensis

Name

Conopholis Wallr. Orobanches Gen. Diask. 78–79. (1825)

• Type species: Conopholis americana (L.) Wallr. Gen. Diask. 78. (1825)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northen America Regional: Central & Eastern USA Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin Regional: Canada Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Continental: Southen America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panamá References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Wallroth, K.F.W. (1825) Orobanches Generis Diaskeue 78–79.

Additional references

• Rodrigues, A, Shaya, S., Dickinson, T.A. & and Stefanović, S. (2013) Morphometric Analyses and Taxonomic Revision of the North American Holoparasitic Genus Conopholis (Orobanchaceae), Systematic Botany, 38 (3): 795–804. Abstract. doi.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Conopholis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 November 04. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Conopholis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Feb. 2014.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Conopholis. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 28 2014.

Vernacular names

مصرى: كونوفوليس
English: cancer-root
suomi: Näiviöt

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