Striga gesnerioides

Striga gesnerioides
Striga gesnerioides

Taxonavigation

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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: Striga
Species: Striga gesnerioides

Name

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Striga gesnerioides (Willd.) Vatke

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Buchnera gesnerioides Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 338 (1800)
  • Heterotypic
    • Buchnera hydrabadensis Roth in Nov. Pl. Sp.: 292 (1821)
    • Buchnera orobanchoides R.Br. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 2: 388 (1832)
    • Campuleia coerulea Bojer ex Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 501 (1846)
    • Campuleia rosea Bojer ex Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 501 (1846)
    • Chorobanche indica C.Presl in Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 521 (1845)
    • Harveya varia Hook. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 723 (1840)
    • Microsyphus parviflorus C.Presl in Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 521 (1845)
    • Orobanche indica Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 817 (1825)
    • Orobanche varia E.Mey. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 231 (1841), not validly publ.
    • Psammostachys varia C.Presl in Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 521 (1845)
    • Striga chloroleuca Dinter in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 367 (1927)
    • Striga gesnerioides var. arondensis M.R.Almeida in Fl. Maharashtra 3B: 420 (2001), no Latin descr. or type.
    • Striga gesnerioides var. minor Santapau in Kew Bull. 1948: 491 (1949)
    • Striga orchidea Hochst. ex Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 501 (1846)
    • Striga orobanchoides (R.Br.) Benth. in Compan. Bot. Mag. 1: 361 (1836)
    • Striga scottiana Jeeva, Shyn.Brintha & Rasingam in J. Basic Appl. Biol. 6(3-4): 79 (2012)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Tropical & S. Africa
      • Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • Continental: Asia-tropical
    • Regional: Indian subcontinent
      • India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
    • Regional: Peninsular Arabia
      • Oman, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Yemen
    • Introduced into:
      • Florida
    • Recorded in error in:
      • Morocco

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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Vernacular names

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Afrikaans: bloublom
English: cowpea witchweed
SiSwati: sono
Sesotho: seona
isiXhosa: igalo
 
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