Phelypaea Explained

Phelypaea is a genus of flowering plants in the broomrape family Orobanchaceae, native to the Balkans, Greece, Crimea, the Caucasus region, Anatolia, the Levant, Iraq and Iran. They are root parasites which cannot conduct photosynthesis and are only seen above ground when flowering.[1]

Species

Currently accepted species include:[2]

Image Scientific name Distribution
Phelypaea boissieri (Reut.) StapfAlbania, Greece, Yugoslavia
Phelypaea coccinea (M.Bieb.) Poir.Greece, Iran, Krym, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Transcaucasus, Turkey
Phelypaea helenae Popl. ex SukaczevKrym
Phelypaea tournefortii Desf.Transcaucasus, Turkey

Notes and References

  1. 10.2478/aucft-2020-0010 . Phytochemical and Bioactive Properties of Phelypaea tournefortii – Effect of Parasitic Lifestyle and Environmental Factors . 2020 . Piwowarczyk . Renata . Ochmian . Ireneusz . Lachowicz . Sabina . Kapusta . Ireneusz . Sotek . Zofia . 220368482 . Acta Universitatis Cibiniensis. Series E: Food Technology . 24 . 113–128 . free .
  2. Web site: Phelypaea Tourn. ex L. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 5 June 2024 .