Alectra (plant)

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Alectra
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Alectra sessiliflora
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Tribe: Buchnereae
Genus: Alectra
Thunb., 1784
Synonyms

Alectra is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae. [1] It comprises hemiparasitic species[ citation needed ] which occur in tropical and southern Africa, including Madagascar, and tropical and subtropical Asia. [2]

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Systematics

The genera Alectra comprises the following species. [2] [3]

Alectra pedicularioidesBaker [3] from Madagascar was moved to Pseudomelasma pedicularioides (Baker) Eb.Fisch. in 1996. [4] [5]

Notes

  1. Fl. Lusit. Bras. Spec.: 42 (1788)
  2. Gen. Nov. Madagasc.: 7 (1806)
  3. Numer. List: n.º 3963 (1831)
  4. Rev. Gén. Bot. 21: 204 (1909)

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References

  1. "Alectra — The Plant List (A working list of all plant species)".
  2. 1 2 "Alectra Thunb.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 1 January 2022
  3. 1 2 "The Plant List — Alectra". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  4. "Pseudomelasma pedicularioides (Baker) Eb.Fisch.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 1 January 2022
  5. "Pseudomelasma pedicularioides". International Plant Names Index . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries and Australian National Botanic Gardens . Retrieved 1 January 2022.