Orobanchaceae
Alectra

Alectra orobanchoides Benth.

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 340 (1846)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Uganda to S. Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A., Hepper, F.N. & Philcox, D. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Scrophulariaceae: 1-211.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Kliment, J., Turis, P. & Janišová, M. (2016). Taxa of vascular plants endemic to the Carpathian Mts. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 88: 19-76.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • DC., Prodr. 10: 340 (1846)
  • F.Z.: 8(2): 92 (1990).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2013 Dinter, M.K. [552] Namibia K001081860 Type Yes
Oct 16, 2008 Crawford, F. [133] Namibia K000450280 Yes
Dec 1, 1986 Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000405203 Type Yes
Burke [238] South Africa K000405332 Type Yes
Burke [238] South Africa K000405334 Type Yes
Gossweiler, J. [9202] Angola K001009029 Yes
Francisco, M.;Camôngua, J. [FM1911] Angola K001634773 Yes
Drège [s.n.] South Africa K000405330 Unknown Type Material Yes
Galpin, E.E. [847] South Africa K000405331 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drège [s.n.] South Africa K000405329 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5756] Tanzania K000468668 No
MacOwan, P. [406] South Africa K000405335 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burke [414] South Africa K000405333 Type Yes
Burke [414] South Africa K000405336 Type Yes
Welwitsch [5812] Angola Alectra welwitschii K000405205 Type Yes
Greenway, P.J. [10484] Tanzania Alectra kirkii K:SPC-26305.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7626] Tanzania Alectra kirkii K:SPC-24420.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [10025] Tanzania Alectra kirkii K:SPC-31119.000 No
Holst, C. [2803] Tanzania Alectra kilimandjarica K000405209 Unknown Type Material Yes
Volkens, G. [325] Tanzania Alectra kilimandjarica K000405210 Unknown Type Material Yes
Marloth, R. [1273] South Africa Alectra parvifolia K000405326 Unknown Type Material Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [A216] Angola Alectra parvifolia K001009042 Yes
Bamps, P.; Martins, S.; Matos, C. [4476] Angola Alectra parvifolia K001009041 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [A293] Angola Alectra parvifolia K001009043 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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