Centranthera is a genus of plants in the family Orobanchaceae.[2] The genus is distributed in Asia.[3] There are about 10 species in this genus, and the majority have funnel-shaped flowers. In Nepal, Centranthera cochinchinensis is reportedly used an alternate fodder.[4]
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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] |
Species
editSpecies accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of November 2022:[5]
- Centranthera brunoniana Wall. ex Benth.
- Centranthera chevalieri Bonati
- Centranthera cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr.
- Centranthera grandiflora Benth.
- Centranthera hispida R.Br.
- Centranthera hookeri (Merr.) Merr.
- Centranthera indica (L.) Gamble
- Centranthera nepalensis D.Don
- Centranthera rubra H.L.Li
- Centranthera siamensis T.Yamaz.
- Centranthera tranquebarica (Biehler) Merr.
Other uses
editThe name Centranthera Scheidw. 1842 is an invalid name for the orchid genus Pleurothallis.[6]
References
edit- ^ Robert Brown, Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 438. 1810
- ^ Tropicos: Centranthera
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Centranthera R.Br". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ "Centranthera". The Orchid Lady's Illustrated Orchid Encyclopedia.
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