Orobanchaceae
Striga

Striga elegans Benth.

First published in Compan. Bot. Mag. 1: 363 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Africa. It is a hemiparasitic annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A., Hepper, F.N. & Philcox, D. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Scrophulariaceae: 1-211.
  • Philcox, D. (1990). Flora Zambesiaca 8(2): 1-179. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Philcox, D. (1990). Flora Zambesiaca 8(2): 1-179. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Ann. Miss. Bot. Gard. 88: 77 (2001).
  • Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. 1: 779 (1898)
  • DC., Prodr. 10: 502 (1846)
  • Dyer, Fl. Cap. 4, 2: 282 (1904)
  • E.J. 28: 480 (1900)
  • Engl., Hochgebirgsfl. Trop. Afr.: 382 (1892)
  • F.T.A. 4(2): 408 (1906)
  • Hook., Comp. Bot. Mag. 1: 363 (1836)
  • J.L.S. 37: 190 (1905)
  • P.O.A. C: 361 (1895)
  • Proc. Third Parasitic Pl. Symp.: 263 (1984)
  • U.K.W.F.: 261 (1994)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2022 Maiato, F.; Chisingui, V..; Camôngua, J. [FM1814] Angola K001614786 Yes
de Winter, B. [3994] Namibia K001009144 Yes
Kuntze, O. [s.n.] South Africa K000379739 Unknown Type Material Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [4018] Angola K001009142 Yes
de Winter, B. [3994] Namibia K001009139 Yes
Francisco, M.; Camôngua, J. [FM1925] Angola K001634810 Yes
Burke [443] South Africa K000379744 Unknown Type Material Yes
de Menezes, A. [377] Angola K001009141 Yes
Welwitsch [5851] Angola K001009140 Yes
Baum, H. [490] Angola K001009143 Yes
Wallich; Zeyher [1278] South Africa K000379742 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drège [3591b] South Africa K000379745 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drège [3591a] South Africa K000379743 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burke [s.n.] South Africa K000379740 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kuntze, O. [s.n.] South Africa K000379738 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drège [3591b] South Africa K000379741 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0