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1. Cistanche Hoffmannsegg & Link, Fl. Port. 1: 319. 1809.
肉苁蓉属 rou cong rong shu
Herbs perennial. Stems fleshy, usually unbranched, rarely 2- or 3-branched. Inflorescences spicate; bract 1; bractlets 2, rarely absent. Calyx tubular or campanulate, apex (4 or)5-lobed, rarely 5-parted, lobes usually equal. Corolla tubular-campanulate or funnelform, apex 5-lobed; lobes subequal. Stamens 4, inserted in corolla tube; anthers 2-celled, all fertile, usually pubescent. Ovary 1-locular, parietal placentas 4, rarely 2 or 6. Style slender, persistent; stigma 2-lobed. Capsule ovoid-globose or globose, dehiscing by 2(or 3) valves. Seeds subglobose; testa reticulate.
About 20 species: Asia, Europe; five species in China.
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Calyx campanulate, 4- or 5-parted, lobes linear or oblong-lanceolate, apex acuminate; corolla base villous adaxially. |
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Calyx tubular or campanulate, 5-lobed, lobes ovate or subrounded, apex obtuse, rarely acuminate; corolla base glabrous adaxially. |
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Calyx 5-parted, lobes unequal; corolla lobes pale brown-yellow when dry |
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2 Cistanche lanzhouensis |
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Calyx 4-parted, lobes subequal; corolla lobes dark blue when dry |
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1 Cistanche sinensis |
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Anther cells obtuse-rounded at base |
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3 Cistanche mongolica |
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Anther cells acuminate at base. |
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Bracts subequalling corolla, linear-lanceolate or lanceolate; corolla brown when dry |
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4 Cistanche deserticola |
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Bracts ca. 1/2 as long as corolla, ovate-lanceolate; corolla yellow-white when dry |
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5 Cistanche salsa |
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