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PARASITES, THEIR RELATIONSHIPS AND THE DISINTEGRATION OF SCROPHULARIACEAE SENSU LATO
Author(s) -
Fay Michael F.,
Bennett Jonathan R.,
Dixon Kingsley W.,
Christenhusz Maarten J. M.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
curtis's botanical magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1467-8748
pISSN - 1355-4905
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8748.2009.01668.x
Subject(s) - scrophulariaceae , sensu , orobanchaceae , biology , striga , botany , ecology , genus , germination
Summary. Plants that parasitise other plants have been among the most difficult plant groups to fit into classification systems due to their modified biology and their often highly reduced morphology. They are now considered to be found in about 16 families of flowering plants. Here we summarise current ideas about their relationships and provide information about their characteristics and utilisation. A major consequence of the revised classification of Orobanchaceae and related families has been the break‐up of the traditional Scrophulariaceae, and here we summarise the new classification, focusing on genera of horticultural interest.