Orobanche cernua Loefl.

First published in Iter Hispan.: 152 (1758)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is Old World. It is a holoparasitic perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Orobanchaceae, R. A. Graham. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1957

Morphology General Habit: Stems single or clustered, 8–35 cm. (? more), unbranched, covered with a close, tawny pubescence and scattered glandular hairs, rather slender varying to thick, rather fleshy.
Morphology General Scales: Scales ovate, up to 1 cm. long, reddish brown.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences: Inflorescence terminally rounded, from somewhat lax to very dense.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx: Calyx sessile, split dorsally and ventrally, straw-coloured with darker veins.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla: Corolla whitish yellow, up to 18 mm. long, the lobes of the limb with purplish tips, markedly swollen after fertilization and very constricted above the ovary, gently curved outward or becoming straight; upper lip bilobed, porrect, shallowly crenate-dentate; lower lip with subequal, rounded to rounded-acuminate lobes.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens: Stamens inserted 5–7 mm. from the base of the tube; filaments and anthers usually glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil: Style glabrous; stigma bilobed, whitish, warted.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits: Capsules ovoid-ellipsoid, the valves remaining apically united when ripe.

[FTEA]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology Stem: Stems up to 40 cm tall, simple
Morphology Leaves: Scale-leaves ovate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences: Inflorescence usually dense, each flower with a bract only
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx: Calyx 7–12 mm long, split dorsally and ventrally into 2 free segments, each usually with 2 teeth
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla: Corolla 12–20 mm long, whitish yellow, with purplish or bluish tips to the lobes, sparsely glandular pubescent, markedly swollen after fertilisation and very constricted above the ovary
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens: Stamens inserted 4–7 mm from base of corolla-tube
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits: Capsule with valves remaining united at apex when ripe.
Distribution: N1, 3 Ethiopia, Socotra, East Africa, North Africa via southern Europe eastwards to India and Nepal, introduced elsewhere.
Ecology: Altitude range 1050–1500 m.
Vernacular: Gorewarabeh, hablabor, kysdul, oro-wara (Somali).

[FSOM]

Flora of Somalia
- Flora of Somalia
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Kew Backbone Distributions
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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Kew Science Photographs
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