Rhynchocorys elephas

Rural areas of Sari, north of Iran

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Orobanchaceae
Tribus: Rhinantheae
Genus: Rhynchocorys
Species: Rhynchocorys elephas
Subspecies: R. e. subsp. boissieri – R. e. subsp. carduchorum – R. e. subsp. elephas

Name

Rhynchocorys elephas (L.) Griseb., Spic. Fl. Rumel. 2: 12 (1844).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Rhinanthus elephas L., Sp. Pl. 2: 603 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Elephas columnae Guss., Fl. Sicul. Prodr. 2: 155 (1828).
  • Elephantina proboscidea Bertol., Fl. Ital. 6: 280 (1846), nom. superfl.
  • Probosciphora columnae (Guss.) Caruel in F.Parlatore, Fl. Ital. 6: 455 (1885), nom. superfl.
  • Probosciphora elephas (L.) Grande, Bull. Orto Bot. Regia Univ. Napoli 3: 107 (1913).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Sicilia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Caucasus Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Grisebach, A.H.R. 1844–1846. Spicilegium Florae Rumelicae et Bithynicae Exhibens Synopsin Plantarum. Volumen secundum. Vieweg, Braunschweig. 548 pp. MDZ Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Rhynchocorys elephas in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Feb. 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Rhynchocorys elephas. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 19 2024.

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