Orobanche crenata is a species of broomrape, commonly known as bean broomrape.[2] It is a common parasite of the faba bean, Vicia faba.[3] It is native to the Mediterranean basin in Europe and North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and Western Asia through to Iran. It has been introduced elsewhere, including Ethiopia.[1] It has no chlorophyll, and gets its carbohydrates from the host's phloem, and water and minerals from the host's xylem. It is a constant threat to legume production.[4]

Orobanche crenata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Orobanche
Species:
O. crenata
Binomial name
Orobanche crenata
Forssk.[1]


References

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  1. ^ a b "Orobanche crenata Forssk". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  2. ^ "Orobanche crenata Forsk". Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  3. ^ Maalouf, Fouad; Khalil, Shaaban; Ahmed, Seid; Akintunde, Akinnola N.; Kharrat, Mohammed; El Shama’a, Khaled; Hajjar, Samir; Malhotra, Rajinder S. (2011-12-20). "Yield stability of faba bean lines under diverse broomrape prone production environments". Field Crops Research. 124 (3): 288–294. doi:10.1016/j.fcr.2011.06.005.
  4. ^ Genovese, Carlo; D’Angeli, Floriana; Attanasio, Francesco; Caserta, Gaetano; Scarpaci, Kevin Sebastiano; Nicolosi, Daria (2020-03-12). "Phytochemical composition and biological activities of Orobanche crenata Forssk.: a review". Natural Product Research. 35 (22): 4579–4595. doi:10.1080/14786419.2020.1739042.