Phelypaea is a genus of flowering plants in the broomrape family Orobanchaceae, native to the Balkans, Greece, Crimea, the Caucasus region, Anatolia, the Levant, Iraq and Iran. They are root parasites which cannot conduct photosynthesis and are only seen above ground when flowering.[3]
| Phelypaea | |
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| Phelypaea tournefortii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Tribe: | Orobancheae |
| Genus: | Phelypaea Tourn. ex L.[1] |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Species
editCurrently accepted species include:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| Phelypaea boissieri (Reut.) Stapf | Albania, Greece, Yugoslavia | |
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Phelypaea coccinea (M.Bieb.) Poir. | Greece, Iran, Krym, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Transcaucasus, Turkey |
| Phelypaea helenae Popl. ex Sukaczev | Krym | |
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Phelypaea tournefortii Desf. | Transcaucasus, Turkey |
References
edit- ^ Opera Var.: 237 (1758)
- ^ a b "Phelypaea Tourn. ex L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ Piwowarczyk, Renata; Ochmian, Ireneusz; Lachowicz, Sabina; Kapusta, Ireneusz; Sotek, Zofia (2020). "Phytochemical and Bioactive Properties of Phelypaea tournefortii – Effect of Parasitic Lifestyle and Environmental Factors". Acta Universitatis Cibiniensis. Series E: Food Technology. 24: 113–128. doi:10.2478/aucft-2020-0010. S2CID 220368482.