Xylanche | |
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Xylanche himalaica in Taiwan | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Orobanchaceae |
Genus: |
Xylanche Beck |
Species: | X. himalaica
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Binomial name | |
Xylanche himalaica (Hook.f. & Thomson) Beck
[1]
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Xylanche himalaica is a species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae native to Asia. [1] It was first formally named as Boschniakia himalaica in 1884 and transferred to the genus Xylanche in 1893. [2] [3] It is the only species in the genus Xylanche. [1] [3]
It is native to temperate and subalpine regions of the Himalayas, including China, Tibet, Taiwan, Bhutan, northern India, and Nepal. [4] It parasitizes Rhododendron bushes in forested areas. [4]
Xylanche | |
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Xylanche himalaica in Taiwan | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Orobanchaceae |
Genus: |
Xylanche Beck |
Species: | X. himalaica
|
Binomial name | |
Xylanche himalaica (Hook.f. & Thomson) Beck
[1]
|
Xylanche himalaica is a species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae native to Asia. [1] It was first formally named as Boschniakia himalaica in 1884 and transferred to the genus Xylanche in 1893. [2] [3] It is the only species in the genus Xylanche. [1] [3]
It is native to temperate and subalpine regions of the Himalayas, including China, Tibet, Taiwan, Bhutan, northern India, and Nepal. [4] It parasitizes Rhododendron bushes in forested areas. [4]