An account of the genus Cistanche (Orobanchaceae) in Iraq and taxonomic considerations in the Middle East

Species limits in the genus are poorly understood, despite the plants' long history of use in traditional herbal medicine and food across their range. Here we present a taxonomic account for the genus in Iraq, where several taxa have been reported, most of them doubtfully. Using herbarium speci...

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Published in:PhytoKeys 2024-02, Vol.238 (1), p.281-294
Main Authors: Aldughayman, Majed, Thorogood, Chris J, A Al-Mayah, Abdulridha A, Hawkins, Julie A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Angiospermae
Biogeography
Botany
Collaboration
Flowers & plants
Herbal medicine
Identification and classification
Lamiales
Medicinal plants
Morphology
Origin of species
Orobanchaceae
Taxonomy
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Summary:Species limits in the genus are poorly understood, despite the plants' long history of use in traditional herbal medicine and food across their range. Here we present a taxonomic account for the genus in Iraq, where several taxa have been reported, most of them doubtfully. Using herbarium specimens, images of living material, and taxonomic literature, we found evidence of only one species occurring with certainty in Iraq: . We found no evidence for the occurrence of other species in Iraq, including a putative new entity reported for the region. Our work highlights inconsistencies in the literature, and underscores the importance of examining multiple stable characters for delimiting species in the genus .
ISSN:1314-2011
1314-2003
DOI:10.3897/phytokeys.238.116470