Alectra vogelii information from NPGS/GRIN

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Taxon: Alectra vogelii Benth.

Genus: Alectra
Family: Orobanchaceae. Also placed in: Scrophulariaceae
Nomen number: 401542
Place of publication: A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 10:339. 1846
Name verified on: 23-Mar-1995 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 30-Aug-1999
No species priority site assigned.

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

SPECIES RESTRICTED AS A FEDERAL NOXIOUS WEED

A declared noxious weed by USDA-APHIS (as Alectra spp.).

Economic importance:

Weed: parasite (fide Atlas WWeed)
Weed: potential seed contaminant (fide Atlas WWeed)

Distributional range:

Native:

AFRICA
East Tropical Africa: Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda
West-Central Tropical Africa: Congo; Zaire [s. & c.]
West Tropical Africa: Ghana; Guinea; Mali; Nigeria
South Tropical Africa: Angola [Cabinda]; Malawi; Mozambique; Zambia; Zimbabwe
Southern Africa: Botswana; Namibia; South Africa - Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, North West; Swaziland

References:

Boudet, G. et al. 1986. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali.
Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960–. Flora zambesiaca.
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.
Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds.
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953–1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Troupin, G. 1949. Revision des especes congolaises du genre Alectra Thunb. (Scrophulariaceae). Bull. Jard. Bot. État 19:276.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952–. Flora of tropical East Africa.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Alectra vogelii.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Alectra vogelii.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Alectra vogelii.

Synonyms:

Check other web resources for Alectra vogelii Benth.:

SIBIS: South African National Biodiversity Institute's (SANBI) Integrated Biodiversity System
On-line Flora of Zimbabwe
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

PlantSystematics.org
Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?401542 (21 May 2013)

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