Cistanche tinctoria
Also known as: Cistanche compacta (Viv.) Beck +17 more
- Cistanche compacta (Viv.) Beck
- Cistanche compacta (Viv.) Bég. & A.Vacc.
- Cistanche lutea (Desf.) Hoffmanns. & Link
- Cistanche lutea subsp. compacta (Viv.) Bég. & A.Vacc.
- Cistanche lutea var. violaceoides Moreno Mor., Ó.Sánchez & Piwow.
- Cistanche phelypaea f. lutea (Desf.) Beck
- Cistanche phelypaea f. major (Reut.) Beck
- Cistanche phelypaea subsp. lutea (Desf.) Fern.Casas & Lainz
- Cistanche tinctoria f. lutea (Desf.) Beck
- Cistanche tinctoria f. major (Durieu ex Reut.) Beck
- Lathraea quinquefida Forssk.
- Orobanche compacta Viv.
- Orobanche tinctoria Forssk.
- Phelipaea compacta (Viv.) G.Don
- Phelipaea tinctoria (Forssk.) Brotero
- Phelipaea tinctoria (Forssk.) Reut.
- Phelipaea tinctoria (Forssk.) Walp.
- Phelypaea compacta (Viv.) G.Don
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Orobanchaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a holoparasitic perennial.
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Cistanche tinctoria is a parasitic plant within the Orobanchaceae family. It originates in Africa and Temperate Asia. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to desert or dry shrubland conditions.
Macro Climate
Arid
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Yemen