Leptorhabdos

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Leptorhabdos
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Tribe: Pedicularideae
Genus: Leptorhabdos
Schrenk
Species:
L. parviflora
Binomial name
Leptorhabdos parviflora
(Benth.) Benth.
Synonyms
  • Genus DargeriaDecne.

Leptorhabdos is a monotypic genus of flowering plants, initially classified in Scrophulariaceae, [1] and now within the broomrape family Orobanchaceae. [2] [3] It contains a single species, Leptorhabdos parviflora.

It thrives in steppes, rivers, and lake banks, from Caucasus and Iran to Central Asia and Himalayas. [1] [2]

Etymology

The etymology of the genus name Leptorhabdos derives from the two Ancient Greek words λεπτός (leptós), meaning "fine-grained, tiny", and ῥάβδος (rhábdos), meaning "rod, wand, stick". [4] [5]

The synonym name Dargeria is a taxonomic anagram derived from the name of the confamilial genus Gerardia . The latter name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the English botanist John Gerard. [6]

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