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Alectra (plant)

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

Systematics

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

  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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Alectra (plant): Brief Summary

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

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