Biology:Rhynchocorys

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants in the broomrape family

Rhynchocorys
Rhynchocorys orientalis kz05.jpg
Rhynchocorys orientalis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Tribe: Rhinantheae
Genus: Rhynchocorys
Griseb.
Species

Rhynchocorys boissieri
Rhynchocorys elephas
Rhynchocorys intermedia
Rhynchocorys kurdica
Rhynchocorys maxima
Rhynchocorys odontophylla
Rhynchocorys orientalis
Rhynchocorys stricta

Rhynchocorys is a small genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae, formerly classified in the family Scrophulariaceae. It is native to Europe, Morocco and Algeria.[1][2]

Etymology

The genus name Rhynchocorys derives from the two ancient greek words ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos), meaning "snout, muzzle, nose", and κόρυς (kórus), meaning "helmet, head",[3][4] which is a reference to the shape of the style.

Phylogeny

The phylogeny of the genera of Rhinantheae has been explored using molecular characters.[5][6] Rhynchocorys is the sister genus to Lathraea and Rhinanthus. These three genera share phylogenetic affinities with members of the core Rhinantheae: Bartsia, Euphrasia, Tozzia, Hedbergia, Bellardia, and Odontites. Melampyrum appears as a more distant relative.

Genus-level cladogram of tribe Rhinantheae.
The cladogram has been reconstructed from nuclear and plastid DNA molecular characters (ITS, rps16 intron and trnK region).[5][6]

Taxonomy

The genus was described in 1844 by August Heinrich Rudolf Grisebach.[7] The type species is Rhynchocorys elephas.

Species

According to the Plant List, 8 species are recognized in the genus Rhynchocorys:[8]

  • Rhynchocorys boissieri Post
  • Rhynchocorys elephas (L.) Griseb.
  • Rhynchocorys intermedia Albov
  • Rhynchocorys kurdica Nábělek
  • Rhynchocorys maxima Richt. ex Stapf, possibly to be reduced under synonymy of R. elephas[citation needed]
  • Rhynchocorys odontophylla R.B.Burb. & I.Richardson
  • Rhynchocorys orientalis Benth.
  • Rhynchocorys stricta Albov

References

  1. "Rhynchocorys Griseb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331906-2. 
  2. Laribi, Mahmoud; Acherar, Mohand; Mathez, Joël; Derridj, Arezki (1 March 2011). "Découverte de Rhynchocorys elephas (L.) Griseb. dans l'Akfadou (Grande Kabylie, Algérie) : première mention pour l'Afrique du Nord" (in French). J. Bot. Soc. Bot. France 53: 31–36. 
  3. Bailly, Anatole (1981-01-01). Abrégé du dictionnaire grec français. Paris: Hachette. ISBN 978-2010035289. OCLC 461974285. 
  4. Bailly, Anatole. "Greek-french dictionary online". http://www.tabularium.be/bailly/. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Těšitel, Jakub; Říha, Pavel; Svobodová, Šárka; Malinová, Tamara; Štech, Milan (2010-10-28). "Phylogeny, Life History Evolution and Biogeography of the Rhinanthoid Orobanchaceae" (in en). Folia Geobotanica 45 (4): 347–367. doi:10.1007/s12224-010-9089-y. ISSN 1211-9520. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Scheunert, Agnes; Fleischmann, Andreas; Olano-Marín, Catalina; Bräuchler, Christian; Heubl, Günther (2012-12-14). "Phylogeny of tribe Rhinantheae (Orobanchaceae) with a focus on biogeography, cytology and re-examination of generic concepts". Taxon 61 (6): 1269–1285. doi:10.1002/tax.616008. 
  7. Grisebach, August H. R. (1844), Spicilegium florae rumelicae et bithynicae, 2, pp. 12 
  8. "The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Published on the Internet". http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Orobanchaceae/Rhynchocorys/. 

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