Leptorhabdos
{{short description|Genus of flowering plants in the broomrape family Orobanchaceae}}
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Leptorhabdos is a monotypic genus of flowering plants, initially classified in Scrophulariaceae, and now within the broomrape family Orobanchaceae. It contains a single species, Leptorhabdos parviflora.
It thrives in steppes, rivers, and lake banks, from Caucasus and Iran to Central Asia and Himalayas.
Etymology
The etymology of the genus name Leptorhabdos derives from the two Ancient Greek words {{wikt-lang|grc|λεπτός}} ({{grc-transl|λεπτός}}), meaning "fine-grained, tiny", and {{wikt-lang|grc|ῥάβδος}} ({{grc-transl|ῥάβδος}}), meaning "rod, wand, stick".{{Cite book |last=Bailly |first=Anatole |title=Abrégé du dictionnaire grec français |date=1981-01-01 |publisher=Hachette |isbn=978-2010035289 |location=Paris |oclc=461974285}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.tabularium.be/bailly/ |title=Greek-french dictionary online |last=Bailly |first=Anatole |date= |website=www.tabularium.be |access-date=May 23, 2020}}
The synonym name Dargeria is a taxonomic anagram derived from the name of the confamilial genus Gerardia. The latter name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the English botanist John Gerard.{{Cite book |last=Burkhardt |first=Lotte |title=Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen - Erweiterte Edition. Index of Eponymic Plant Names - Extended Edition. Index de Noms éponymiques des Plantes - Édition augmentée |date=2018-06-06 |publisher=Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin |page=D9 |isbn=978-3-946292-26-5 |language=de |doi=10.3372/epolist2018 }}