Rhamphicarpa

Rhamphicarpa fistulosa

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: Rhamphicarpa
Species: R. australiensis – R. brevipedicellata – R. capillacea – R. elongata – R. fistulosa – R. medwedewii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Rhamphicarpa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 October 31. Reference page.

Name

Rhamphicarpa Benth., Companion Bot. Mag. 1: 368 (1836).

• Lectotype species: R. tubulosa (L.f.) Benth., designated by Pfeiffer, Nom. 2: 939 (1874). Now regarded as synonym of Cycnium tubulosum (L.f.) Engl.

Note:

• The type designated for this circumscription was originally Rhamphicarpa tubulosa (L. f.) Benth., which is now accepted as a synonym of Cycnium tubulosum (L.f.) Engl. If a new type of this genus is not conserved, these species may have to change names or perhaps be transferred to Cycnium E.Mey. ex Benth. or Macrosiphon Hochst..

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Bradshawia F.Muell. in Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 16: 473 (1892)
  • Macrosiphon Hochst. in Flora 24: 373 (1841)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Indian subcontinent India Regional: Southwestern Asia Transcaucasus, Turkey Continental: Australasia Regional: Papuasia New Guinea Regional: Australia Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G. (1836) Companion to the Botanical Magazine 1: 368.

Additional references

• Fischer, E., Schäferhoff, B. & Müller, K.F. 2012. The new monotypic genus Bardotia (Orobanchaceae) from Madagascar and remarks on the phylogenetic relationships of the African and Madagascan genera Parastriga, Radamaea, Rhamphicarpa and Sieversandreas. Phytotaxa 46: 19–33. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.46.1.4 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Rhamphicarpa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 October 31. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Rhamphicarpa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Feb. 2014.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Rhamphicarpa. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 28 2014.

Vernacular names

English: rice vampireweed

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