Orobanche rapum-genistae

Orobanche rapum-genistae
Orobanche rapum-genistae growing on the roots of a broom
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Orobanchaceae
Genus:	Orobanche
Species:	O. rapum-genistae
Binomial name
Orobanche rapum-genistae Thuill. Fl. env. Paris ed. 2, 317. 1799
Subspecies
O. r. subsp. benthamii O. r. subsp. rapum-genistae O. r. subsp. rigens

Orobanche rapum-genistae, the greater broomrape, is a plant species in the genus Orobanche.

O. rapum-genistae contains verbascoside and orobanchoside^[1]

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See also

• List of the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland 6
• Biota of the Isle of Man

References

1. ^ Structures of verbascoside and orobanchoside, caffeic acid sugar esters from Orobanche rapum-genistae. C. Andary, R. Wyldea, C. Laffitea, G. Privat and F. Winternitza, Phytochemistry, Volume 21, Issue 5, 2 June 1982, Pages 1123-1127, doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)82429-2

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