Mannagettaea
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| Mannagettaea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Mannagettaea Harry Sm. |
Mannagettaea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.[1] It is a holoparasitic plant.[2]
It is native to southern Siberia (within Irkutsk Oblast and Tuva) and also northern China (in Qinghai).[1]
The genus name of Mannagettaea is in honour of Günther Beck von Mannagetta und Lerchenau (1856–1931), a prominent Austrian botanist.[3] It was first described and published in Acta Horti Gothob. Vol.8 on page 135 in 1933.[1]
Known species, according to Kew;[1]
- Mannagettaea hummelii Harry Sm.
- Mannagettaea labiata Harry Sm.