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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.

SPECIES RESTRICTED BECAUSE FEDERAL AND STATE NOXIOUS WEED
A declared noxious weed by USDA-APHIS (as Alectra spp.).
A declared aquatic or terrestrial noxious weed and/or noxious-weed seed in these U.S. states (see state noxious weed lists), with links to state information or web documents:
MA*, NC*.
ªAquatic. *Terrestrial. °In seed.
Link to noxious weed information from Invaders Database System

Economic importance:

  • Weed: parasite; also 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 - KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal; Swaziland

References:

  • Boudet, G. et al. 1986. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali. (L Mali)
  • Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960–. Flora zambesiaca. (F Zamb)
  • Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14. (Pl SAfr ed2)
  • Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds. (Atlas WWeed)
  • Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953–1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. (F WT Afr)
  • 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. (F TE Afr)
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Check other databases for images:

  • PlantSystematics.org
  • Google Images Images 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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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 November 2009)

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