Cymbaria Explained

Cymbaria is a genus of flowering plants in the broomrape family Orobanchaceae, native to Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Siberia, the Altai, Mongolia, northern China and Manchuria. They are hemiparasites of other plants, obtaining nutrients through haustoria which attach to the roots of the hosts, and doing some photosynthesis on their own.^[1]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Cymbaria:^[2]

• Cymbaria borysthenica Pall. ex Schltdl.
• Cymbaria chaneti Gand.
• Cymbaria daurica L.
• Cymbaria mongolica Maxim.

Notes and References

1. 10.3732/ajb.93.7.1039 . Phylogeny of the parasitic plant family Orobanchaceae inferred from phytochrome A . 2006 . Bennett . Jonathan R. . Mathews . Sarah . American Journal of Botany . 93 . 7 . 1039–1051 . 21642169 .
2. Web site: Cymbaria L. . . 2023 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 19 November 2023 .