''Parentucellia'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the family
Orobanchaceae
Orobanchaceae, the broomrapes, is a family of mostly parasitic plants of the order Lamiales, with about 90 genera and more than 2000 species. Many of these genera (e.g., ''Pedicularis'', ''Rhinanthus'', ''Striga'') were formerly included in the ...
containing about four species. They are known generally as glandweeds. The genus was named for
Pope Nicholas V
Pope Nicholas V ( la, Nicholaus V; it, Niccolò V; 13 November 1397 – 24 March 1455), born Tommaso Parentucelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 March 1447 until his death in March 1455. Pope Eugene IV, Po ...
, whose surname was Parentucelli.
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Phylogeny
The phylogeny of the genera of Rhinantheae
Rhinantheae is a tribe with less than 20 genera of herbaceous plants in the family Orobanchaceae.
Phylogeny
The phylogeny of the genera of Rhinantheae has been explored using DNA markers. Three assemblages can be distinguished in this tribe:
* ...
has been explored using molecular characters.Odontites
''Odontites'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae.
Phylogeny
The phylogeny of the genera of Rhinantheae has been explored using molecular characters. ''Odontites'' belongs to the core Rhinantheae. It is the sister genus t ...
'', ''Tozzia
''Tozzia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants within the broomrape family Orobanchaceae. It contains a unique species, ''Tozzia alpina''.
While the plant in its young, vegetative stage is holoparasite, it becomes hemiparasite in its flowe ...
'' and ''Hedbergia
''Hedbergia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants, initially classified in Scrophulariaceae, and now within the broomrape family Orobanchaceae. It contains a unique species, ''Hedbergia abyssinica''. It is an afromontane genus, widespread i ...
''. In turn, these genera share phylogenetic affinities with ''Euphrasia
''Euphrasia'', or eyebright, is a genus of about 450 species of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae (formerly included in the Scrophulariaceae), with a cosmopolitan distribution. They are semi-parasitic on grasses and other ...
'' and ''Bartsia
''Bartsia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae.
Bartsia grows in damp places, such as marshes and wet meadows, in several parts of the west of England and Wales and in southwest Scotland.
Etymology
''Bartsia'' was name ...
''.
Systematics
Species include:
*'' Parentucellia floribunda''
*'' Parentucellia latifolia''
*'' Parentucellia viscosa''
References
External links
USDA Plants: ''Parentucellia'' in North America
Orobanchaceae
Orobanchaceae genera
Parasitic plants
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