Leptorhabdos

Leptorhabdos is a monotypic genus of flowering plants, initially classified in Scrophulariaceae,[1] and now within the broomrape family Orobanchaceae.[2][3] It contains a single species, Leptorhabdos parviflora.

Leptorhabdos
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Tribe: Pedicularideae
Genus: Leptorhabdos
Schrenk
Species:
L. parviflora
Binomial name
Leptorhabdos parviflora
(Benth.) Benth.
Synonyms
  • Genus Dargeria Decne.

It thrives in steppes, rivers, and lake banks, from Caucasus and Iran to Central Asia and Himalayas.[1][2]

Etymology

The etymology of the genus name Leptorhabdos derives from the two Ancient Greek words λεπτός (leptós), meaning "fine-grained, tiny", and ῥάβδος (rhábdos), meaning "rod, wand, stick".[4][5]

The synonym name Dargeria is a taxonomic anagram derived from the name of the confamilial genus Gerardia. The latter name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the English botanist John Gerard.[6]

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References
  1. Kadereit, Joachim W. (2012-12-06). Flowering Plants · Dicotyledons: Lamiales (except Acanthaceae including Avicenniaceae). Springer Science & Business Media. p. 412. ISBN 978-3-642-18617-2.
  2. Doležal, Jiří; Dvorský, Miroslav; Börner, Annett; Wild, Jan; Schweingruber, Fritz Hans (2018-07-02). Anatomy, Age and Ecology of High Mountain Plants in Ladakh, the Western Himalaya. Springer. p. 283. ISBN 978-3-319-78699-5.
  3. Nickrent, Daniel L. (2020). "Parasitic angiosperms: How often and how many?". TAXON. 69 (1): 5–27. doi:10.1002/tax.12195. ISSN 1996-8175.
  4. Bailly, Anatole (1981-01-01). Abrégé du dictionnaire grec français. Paris: Hachette. ISBN 978-2010035289. OCLC 461974285.
  5. Bailly, Anatole. "Greek-french dictionary online". www.tabularium.be. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  6. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018-06-06). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen - Erweiterte Edition. Index of Eponymic Plant Names - Extended Edition. Index de Noms éponymiques des Plantes - Édition augmentée (in German). Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin. p. D9. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5.
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