''Hyobanche'' are a genus of flowering plants in the broomrape family
Orobanchaceae
Orobanchaceae, the broomrapes, is a family (biology), family of mostly parasitic plants of the order (biology), order Lamiales, with about 90 genus, genera and more than 2000 species. Many of these genera (e.g., ''Pedicularis'', ''Rhinanthus'', ...
, native to southern Africa. They are root parasites that cannot perform photosynthesis, and are only observed above ground when flowering.
Species
Currently accepted species include:
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Hyobanche atropurpurea''
Bolus
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Hyobanche fulleri''
E.Phillips
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Hyobanche hanekomii''
A.Wolfe
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Hyobanche robusta''
Schönland
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Hyobanche rubra''
N.E.Br.
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Hyobanche sanguinea''
L.
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Hyobanche thinophila''
A.Wolfe
References
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Orobanchaceae
Orobanchaceae genera