| Xylanche | |
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| Xylanche himalaica in Taiwan | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Xylanche Beck |
| Species: | X. himalaica |
| Binomial name | |
| Xylanche himalaica (Hook.f. & Thomson) Beck [1] | |
Xylanche himalaica is a species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae native to Asia. [1] It was first formally named as Boschniakia himalaica in 1884 and transferred to the genus Xylanche in 1893. [2] [3] It is the only species in the genus Xylanche. [1] [3]
It is native to temperate and subalpine regions of the Himalayas, including China, Tibet, Taiwan, Bhutan, northern India, and Nepal. [4] It parasitizes Rhododendron bushes in forested areas. [4]
