''Alectra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae. It comprises

hemiparasitic A parasitic plant is a plant that derives some or all of its nutritional requirements from another living plant. They make up about 1% of angiosperms and are found in almost every biome. All parasitic plants develop a specialized organ called the ...

species which occur in tropical and southern Africa, including Madagascar, and tropical and subtropical Asia.

Systematics

The genera ''Alectra'' comprises the following species. * '' Alectra alectroides'' (S.Moore) Melch. * '' Alectra atrosanguinea'' (Hiern) Hemsl. * '' Alectra aurantiaca'' Hemsl. * '' Alectra avensis'' (Benth.) Merr. * '' Alectra bainesii'' Hemsl. * '' Alectra basserei'' Berhaut * '' Alectra basutica'' (E.Phillips) Melch. * '' Alectra capensis'' Thunb. * '' Alectra dolichocalyx'' Philcox * '' Alectra dunensis'' Hilliard & B.L.Burtt * '' Alectra fruticosa'' Eb.Fisch. * '' Alectra glandulosa'' Philcox * '' Alectra gracilis'' S.Moore * '' Alectra hildebrandtii'' Eb.Fisch. * '' Alectra hirsuta'' Klotzsch * '' Alectra humbertii'' Eb.Fisch. * '' Alectra lancifolia'' Hemsl. * '' Alectra linearis'' Hepper * '' Alectra lurida'' Harv. * '' Alectra natalensis'' (Hiern) Melch. * '' Alectra orobanchoides'' Benth. syn. ''A. parvifolia'' (Engl.) Schinz * '' Alectra parasitica'' A.Rich. * '' Alectra picta'' (Hiern) Hemsl. * '' Alectra pseudobarleriae'' (Dinter) Dinter * '' Alectra pubescens'' Philcox * '' Alectra pumila'' Benth. * '' Alectra rigida'' (Hiern) Hemsl. * '' Alectra schoenfelderi'' Dinter & Melch. * ''

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'' (Vahl) Kuntze * '' Alectra stolzii'' Engl. * '' Alectra thyrsoidea'' Melch. * '' Alectra virgata'' Hemsl. * ''

Alectra vogelii Alectra Incorporated, through its subsidiary Alectra Utilities Corporation, is an electricity utility and distributor that serves several municipalities in the Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario. It is a municipally owned corporation with sha ...

'' Benth. ''Alectra pedicularioides'' Baker from Madagascar was moved to '' Pseudomelasma pedicularioides'' (Baker) Eb.Fisch. in 1996.

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References

Orobanchaceae Orobanchaceae genera {{Orobanchaceae-stub