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]

Alectra
Alectra sessiliflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Tribe: Buchnereae
Genus: Alectra
Thunb., 1784
Synonyms
  • Contarenia Vand. [a]
  • Starbia Thouars [b]
  • Hymenospermum Benth. [c]
  • Pseudorobanche Rouy [d]

Systematics

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

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

Notes

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  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)

References

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  1. ^ "Alectra — The Plant List (A working list of all plant species)".
  2. ^ a b "Alectra Thunb.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 1 January 2022
  3. ^ a b "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.