Xylanche

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Xylanche himalaica is a species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae native to Asia.{{r|powo}} It was first formally named as Boschniakia himalaica in 1884 and transferred to the genus Xylanche in 1893.{{r|ipni|yu2013}} It is the only species in the genus Xylanche.{{r|powo|yu2013}}

It is native to temperate and subalpine regions of the Himalayas, including China, Tibet, Taiwan, Bhutan, northern India, and Nepal.{{r|foc}} It parasitizes Rhododendron bushes in forested areas.{{r|foc}}

References

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{{Cite web|title=Boschniakia himalaica J. D. Hooker & Thomson in J. D. Hooker, Fl. Brit. India. 4: 327. 1884.|website=Flora of China|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200021451|access-date=2020-07-25}}

{{cite web |title=Xylanche himalaica Baill.|url=http://ipni.org/n/662991-1|website=ipni.org |publisher=International Plant Names Index|access-date=29 August 2020}}

{{cite web|title=Xylanche himalaica Baill.|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:662991-1|website=Plants of the World Online|publisher=Royal Botanical Gardens Kew |access-date=29 August 2020}}

{{Cite journal|last=Yu|first=Wen-Bin|date=2013-01-29|title=Nomenclatural clarifications for names in Boschniakia, Kopsiopsis and Xylanche (Orobanchaceae)|url=https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/273|journal=Phytotaxa|language=en|volume=77|issue=3|pages=40–42|doi=10.11646/phytotaxa.77.3.1|issn=1179-3163|url-access=subscription}}

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Category:Orobanchaceae

Category:Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker