Striga barthlottii, a species of the broomrape family (Orobanchaceae) endemic to Morocco and parasitising exclusively on succulent Euphorbia species, is described as new to science and compared with the widespread, polymorphic S. gesnerioides, for which it was previously mistaken.
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9 June 2011
Striga barthlottii (Orobanchaceae), a new parasitic species from Morocco
Eberhard Fischer,
Wolfram Lobin,
Jens Mutke
Willdenowia
Vol. 41 • No. 1
Jun 2011
Vol. 41 • No. 1
Jun 2011
Euphorbia
holoparasitism
Striga gesnerioides
succulents
taxonomy
witchweeds