Striga elegans

Striga elegans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Orobanchaceae
Tribus: Buchnereae
Genus: Striga
Species: Striga elegans

Name

Striga elegans Benth., 1836

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Buchnera elegans (Benth.) D.Dietr. in Syn. Plant. 3: 525 (1842)
  • Heterotypic
    • Striga elegans var. alborosea Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 240 (1898)
    • Striga elegans var. coccinea Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 240 (1898)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Angola, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland
    • Regional: Central Africa
      • Botswana, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
    • Regional: Eastern Africa
      • Kenya, Tanzania

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Bentham, G., 1836 . Compan. Bot. Mag. 1:363.

Additional references

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. 2008. Plants of Angola / Plantas de Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1–279. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 978-1-919976-45-7. PDF. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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