Epifagus

Epifagus virginiana

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: Epifagus
Species: E. virginiana –

• monotypic taxon

Name

• Epifagus Nutt. Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 60–61. (1818) nom. cons.
• Type species: Epifagus virginianus (L.) Barton as syn. Epifagus americanus

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Leptamnium Raf. in Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 4: 194 (1819)
  • Mylanche Wallr. in Orobanches Gen. Diask.: 75 (1825)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern & Central USA Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast Regional: Canada New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nuttall, T. 1818. The genera of North American plants, and a catalogue of the species, to the year 1817. Volume 2. 245 + 10 pp., D. Heartt, Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. : 2: 60–61.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants. Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919 [unavailable to the public]. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Epifagus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 November 05. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Epifagus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Feb. 2014.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Epifagus. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 19 2014.

Vernacular names

English: beechdrops

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