Rhynchocorys
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Rhynchocorys is a small genus of flowering plants belonging to the Orobanchaceae family, formerly classified in the family Scrophulariaceae. It is native to Europe, Morocco and Algeria.[1][2]
Etymology
The genus name Rhynchocorys derives from the two ancient greek words ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos), meaning "snout, muzzle, nose", and κόρυς (kórus), meaning "helmet, head",[3][4] which is a reference to the shape of the style.
Phylogeny
The phylogeny of the genera of Rhinantheae has been explored using molecular characters.[5][6] Rhynchocorys is the sister genus to Lathraea and Rhinanthus. These three genera share phylogenetic affinities with members of the core Rhinantheae: Bartsia, Euphrasia, Tozzia, Hedbergia, Bellardia, and Odontites. Melampyrum appears as a more distant relative.
| Cladogram: Genus-level phylogeny of tribe Rhinantheae based on molecular characters (ITS, rps16 intron and trnK region).[5][6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taxonomy
The genus was described in 1844 by August Heinrich Rudolf Grisebach.[7] The type species is Rhynchocorys elephas.
Species
According to the Plant List, 8 species are recognized in the genus Rhynchocorys:[8]
- Rhynchocorys boissieri Post
- Rhynchocorys elephas (L.) Griseb.
- Rhynchocorys intermedia Albov
- Rhynchocorys kurdica Nábělek
- Rhynchocorys maxima Richt. ex Stapf, possibly to be reduced under synonymy of R. elephas[9]
- Rhynchocorys odontophylla R.B.Burb. & I.Richardson
- Rhynchocorys orientalis Benth.
- Rhynchocorys stricta Albov
References
- ^ "Rhynchocorys Griseb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- ^ Laribi, Mahmoud; Acherar, Mohand; Mathez, Joël; Derridj, Arezki (1 March 2011). "Découverte de Rhynchocorys elephas (L.) Griseb. dans l'Akfadou (Grande Kabylie, Algérie) : première mention pour l'Afrique du Nord". J. Bot. Soc. Bot. France (in French). 53: 31–36.
- ^ Bailly, Anatole (1981-01-01). Abrégé du dictionnaire grec français. Paris: Hachette. ISBN 2010035283. OCLC 461974285.
- ^ Bailly, Anatole. "Greek-french dictionary online". www.tabularium.be. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ a b Těšitel, Jakub; Říha, Pavel; Svobodová, Šárka; Malinová, Tamara; Štech, Milan (2010-10-28). "Phylogeny, Life History Evolution and Biogeography of the Rhinanthoid Orobanchaceae". Folia Geobotanica. 45 (4): 347–367. doi:10.1007/s12224-010-9089-y. ISSN 1211-9520.
- ^ a b Scheunert, Agnes; Fleischmann, Andreas; Olano-Marín, Catalina; Bräuchler, Christian; Heubl, Günther (2012-12-14). "Phylogeny of tribe Rhinantheae (Orobanchaceae) with a focus on biogeography, cytology and re-examination of generic concepts". Taxon. 61 (6): 1269–1285.
- ^ Grisebach, August H. R. (1844), Spicilegium florae rumelicae et bithynicae, vol. 2, p. 12
- ^ "The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Published on the Internet". Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ Mehrvarz, Shahryar Saeidi (2006-02-01). "On the Concept of Rhinanthus angustifolius and Rhynchocorys elephas (Scrophulariaceae) in Iran". International Journal of Botany. 2 (2): 100–103. doi:10.3923/ijb.2006.100.103. ISSN 1811-9700.