Cistanche

TaxID: 87753

Basic Information

Cistanche

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Cistanche is a Eurasian and African genus of holoparasitic desert plants in the family Orobanchaceae. They lack chlorophyll and obtain nutrients and water from the host plants whose roots they parasitize. They are often known as desert hyacinths.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Lamiales

Orobanchaceae

Cistanche

unclassified

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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Sri Lanka Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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No distribution records available.

Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR33417407 - - - 21067624 United Arab Emirates
SRR33417410 - - - 21096321 United Arab Emirates
SRR33417411 - - - 21802369 United Arab Emirates

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

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Literature