Centranthera

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]

Centranthera
Centranthera hispida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Tribe: Buchnereae
Genus: Centranthera
R.Br. 1810[1]

Species

Species 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

The name Centranthera Scheidw. 1842 is an invalid name for the orchid genus Pleurothallis.[6]

References
  1. Robert Brown, Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 438. 1810
  2. Tropicos: Centranthera
  3. Centranthera. Flora of China. eFloras.
  4. 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.
  5. "Centranthera R.Br". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  6. "Centranthera". The Orchid Lady's Illustrated Orchid Encyclopedia.


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