Biology:Xylanche

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Xylanche
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Xylanche
Beck
Species:
X. himalaica
Binomial name
Xylanche himalaica
(Hook.f. & Thomson) Beck[1]

Xylanche himalaica is a species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae native to Asia.[1] It was first formally named as Boschniakia himalaica in 1884 and transferred to the genus Xylanche in 1893.[2][3] It is the only species in the genus Xylanche.[1][3]

It is native to temperate and subalpine regions of the Himalayas, including China, Tibet, Taiwan, Bhutan, northern India, and Nepal.[4] It parasitizes Rhododendron bushes in forested areas.[4]

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