Rhamphicarpa fistulosa

Rhamphicarpa fistulosa

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: Rhamphicarpa fistulosa

Name

Rhamphicarpa fistulosa (Hochst.) Benth. (1846)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Macrosiphon fistulosus Hochst. in Flora 24: 374 (1841)
• Heterotypic
  • Buchnera longiflora Arn. in Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 18: 356 (1836)
  • Rhamphicarpa longiflora Benth. in Compan. Bot. Mag. 1: 368 (1836)

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, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Indian subcontinent India References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Bentham, G. in A.P.de Candolle, 1i846. Prodr. 10: 504

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Rhamphicarpa fistulosa 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. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Rhamphicarpa fistulosa. Published online. Accessed: October 31 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Rhamphicarpa fistulosa Accessed: 31 October 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Rhamphicarpa fistulosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 October 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rhamphicarpa fistulosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: rice vampireweed

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