Alectra (plant)

This article is about the plant genus. For the corporation, see Alectra.

Alectra
Alectra sessiliflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Tribe: Buchnereae
Genus: Alectra
Thunb., 1784
Synonyms
  • Contarenia Vand. [a]
  • Starbia Thouars [b]
  • Hymenospermum Benth. [c]
  • Pseudorobanche Rouy [d]

Alectra is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae.[1] It comprises hemiparasitic species[citation needed] which occur in tropical and southern Africa, including Madagascar, and tropical and subtropical Asia.[2]


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  1. ^ "Alectra — The Plant List (A working list of all plant species)".
  2. ^ "Alectra Thunb.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 1 January 2022