Centranthera
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| Centranthera hispida | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Tribe: | Buchnereae |
| Genus: | Centranthera R.Br. 1810[1] |
Centranthera is a genus of plants in the family Orobanchaceae.[2] The genus is distributed in Asia.[3] There are about 9 species in this genus, and the majority have funnel-shaped flowers. In Nepal, Centranthera cochinchinensis is reportedly used an alternate fodder. [4]
Species include:[3]
- Centranthera cochinchinensis (Loureiro) Merrill
- Centranthera grandiflora Benth.
- Centranthera hispida R. Br.
- Centranthera tranquebarica (Sprengel) Merrill
Other uses
The name Centranthera Scheidw. 1842 is an invalid name for the orchid genus Pleurothallis.[5]
References
- ^ Robert Brown, Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 438. 1810
- ^ Tropicos: Centranthera
- ^ a b Centranthera. Flora of China. eFloras.
- ^ O'Neill, Alexander; Rana, Santosh (2017-07-16). "An ethnobotanical analysis of parasitic plants (Parijibi) in the Nepal Himalaya". Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 12 (14): 14. doi:10.1186/s13002-016-0086-y. PMC 4765049. PMID 26912113.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ "Centranthera". The Orchid Lady's Illustrated Orchid Encyclopedia.
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