Hyobanche Explained

Hyobanche are a genus of flowering plants in the broomrape family Orobanchaceae, native to southern Africa. They are root parasites that cannot perform photosynthesis, and are only observed above ground when flowering.^[1]

Species

Currently accepted species include:

• Hyobanche atropurpurea Bolus
• Hyobanche fulleri E.Phillips
• Hyobanche hanekomii A.Wolfe
• Hyobanche robusta Schönland
• Hyobanche rubra N.E.Br.
• Hyobanche sanguinea L.
• Hyobanche thinophila A.Wolfe

Notes and References

1. 10.11646/phytotaxa.299.1.12 . Typification of Hyobanche sanguinea (Orobanchaceae) and the identity of Hyobanche calvescens and Hyobanche glabrata . 2017 . Wolfe . Andrea D. . Phytotaxa . 299 . 132 . free .