- Family:
- Orobanchaceae Vent.
Cistanche Hoffmanns. & Link

[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Fleshy herbs
- Morphology Leaves
- Scale-like leaves many
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Flowers many in terminal spike; bracts present, scale-like; bracteoles usually 2
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx tubular with (4–)5 obtuse lobes
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla tubular with almost regular funnel-shaped limb, 5-lobed
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens included or almost so
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
- Ovary 1-celled with 4 placentas; stigma ± orbicular
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule ovoid
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds subglobose, minute.
- Distribution
- Some 23 species, from the Cape Verde Is. in the west through the Mediterranean region to India and China in the east.
[FTEA]
Orobanchaceae, R. A. Graham. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1957
- Morphology General Habit
- Whole plant fleshy, glabrous to hairy
- Morphology Stem
- Stem simple, rather swollen basally
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence a handsome spike of congested, ± sessile flowers
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
- Bracts scale-like
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracteoles
- Bracteoles 2
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx gamosepalous, 5-lobed (rarely 4; the dorsal lobe absent or very reduced); lobes rounded, equal or the dorsal ones rather narrower
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla large, yellow, purple, mauve, pink, white or a mixture of these, tubular, broadened above the ovary into a funnel-shaped limb, curving outwards; lobes equal or subequal, sometimes revolute
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens attached low in the corolla tube; anthers glabrous to densely lanate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
- Style terminally decurved; stigma orbicular or obscurely so.
[FZ]
Scrophulariaceae, D. Philcox. Flora Zambesiaca 8:2. 1990
- Morphology General Habit
- Root parasites totally lacking chlorophyll, fleshy.
- Morphology Stem
- Stems succulent, simple, of ten thickened at base.
- Morphology Leaves Scale leaves
- Leaves reduced to fleshy scales.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence congested, spicate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers simple or subsessile, bracteate, bibracteolate, rather large.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx gamosepalous, 4- or 5-lobed, persistent; lobes obtuse, rounded, equal or two posterior narrower.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla tubular below, funnel-shaped above, more or less curved or bent; limb 5-lobed, spreading, lobes broad, equal or subequal.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 4, didynamous, more or less exserted, inserted deep in corolla tube; anthers usually bearded.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
- Stigma globular; style apically decurved.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
- Ovary unilocular, ovules many.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule bi-valved.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds numerous, minute.
Native to:
Afghanistan, Algeria, Benin, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, Cyprus, Djibouti, East European Russia, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, North Caucasus, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Qinghai, Saudi Arabia, Selvagens, Senegal, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, South European Russi, Spain, Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Western Sahara, Xinjiang, Yemen
Introduced into:
France
- Cistanche aethiopica Beck
- Cistanche afghanica Gilli
- Cistanche armena (K.Koch) M.V.Agab.
- Cistanche christisonioides Beck
- Cistanche compacta (Viv.) Bég. & A.Vacc.
- Cistanche deserticola Ma
- Cistanche feddeana K.S.Hao
- Cistanche fissa (C.A.Mey.) Beck
- Cistanche flava (C.A.Mey.) Korsh.
- Cistanche lanzhouensis Z.Y.Zhang
- Cistanche laxiflora Aitch. & Hemsl.
- Cistanche lutea (Desf.) Hoffmanns. & Link
- Cistanche mauritanica (Coss. & Durieu) Beck
- Cistanche mongolica Beck
- Cistanche phelypaea (L.) Cout.
- Cistanche ridgewayana Aitch. & Hemsl.
- Cistanche rosea Baker
- Cistanche salsa (C.A.Mey.) Beck
- Cistanche sinensis Beck
- Cistanche speciosa Butkov
- Cistanche stenostachya Butkov
- Cistanche trivalvis (Trautv.) Korsh.
- Cistanche tubulosa (Schenk) Wight ex Hook.f.
- Cistanche violacea (Desf.) Hoffmanns. & Link
Cistanche Hoffmanns. & Link appears in other Kew resources:
First published in Fl. Portug. 1: 318 (1806)
Accepted by
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
Literature
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- —F.T.A. 4, 2: 463.
Flora Zambesiaca
- Fl. Port. 1: 318 (1809).
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Fl. Port. 1: 318 (1809)
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Flora Zambesiaca
Flora Zambesiaca
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Flora of Somalia
Flora of Somalia
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Flora of Tropical East Africa
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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