Rhynchocorys

Rhynchocorys
Rhynchocorys orientalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Tribe: Rhinantheae
Genus: Rhynchocorys
Griseb.
Species

Rhynchocorys boissieri
Rhynchocorys elephas
Rhynchocorys intermedia
Rhynchocorys kurdica
Rhynchocorys maxima
Rhynchocorys odontophylla
Rhynchocorys orientalis
Rhynchocorys stricta

Synonyms[1]
  • Elephantina Bertol.
  • Probosciphora Neck. ex Caruel
  • Elephas Mill.

Rhynchocorys is a small genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.[1][2] It was formerly classified in the family Scrophulariaceae.

It is native to Europe, Morocco and Algeria.[1][3]

Etymology

The genus name Rhynchocorys derives from the two ancient greek words ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos), meaning "snout, muzzle, nose", and κόρυς (kórus), meaning "helmet, head",[4][5] which is a reference to the shape of the style.

Phylogeny

The phylogeny of the genera of Rhinantheae has been explored using molecular characters.[6][7] Rhynchocorys is the sister genus to Lathraea and Rhinanthus. These three genera share phylogenetic affinities with members of the core Rhinantheae: Bartsia, Euphrasia, Tozzia, Hedbergia, Bellardia, and Odontites. Melampyrum appears as a more distant relative.

Genus-level cladogram of tribe Rhinantheae.
  Rhinantheae  
         

  Melampyrum  

         

  Rhynchocorys  

         

  Lathraea

  Rhinanthus

  Core Rhinantheae  
         

  Bartsia sensu stricto (Bartsia alpina)

         

  Euphrasia

         

  Hedbergia
  (including Bartsia decurva + B. longiflora)

  Tozzia

  Odontites sensu lato
  (including Bartsiella
  and Bornmuellerantha)

         

  Bellardia

         

  Neobartsia
(New World Bartsia)

  Parentucellia

The cladogram has been reconstructed from nuclear and plastid DNA molecular characters (ITS, rps16 intron and trnK region).[6][7]

Taxonomy

The genus was described in 1844 by August Heinrich Rudolf Grisebach.[8] The type species is Rhynchocorys elephas.

Species

According to the Plant List, 8 species are recognized in the genus Rhynchocorys:[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rhynchocorys Griseb". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Rhynchocorys Griseb". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  3. ^ Laribi, Mahmoud; Acherar, Mohand; Mathez, Joël; Derridj, Arezki (1 March 2011). "Découverte de Rhynchocorys elephas (L.) Griseb. dans l'Akfadou (Grande Kabylie, Algérie) : première mention pour l'Afrique du Nord". J. Bot. Soc. Bot. France (in French). 53: 31–36.
  4. ^ Bailly, Anatole (1981-01-01). Abrégé du dictionnaire grec français. Paris: Hachette. ISBN 978-2010035289. OCLC 461974285.
  5. ^ Bailly, Anatole. "Greek-french dictionary online". www.tabularium.be. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Těšitel, Jakub; Říha, Pavel; Svobodová, Šárka; Malinová, Tamara; Štech, Milan (2010-10-28). "Phylogeny, Life History Evolution and Biogeography of the Rhinanthoid Orobanchaceae". Folia Geobotanica. 45 (4): 347–367. Bibcode:2010FolGe..45..347T. doi:10.1007/s12224-010-9089-y. ISSN 1211-9520.
  7. ^ a b Scheunert, Agnes; Fleischmann, Andreas; Olano-Marín, Catalina; Bräuchler, Christian; Heubl, Günther (2012-12-14). "Phylogeny of tribe Rhinantheae (Orobanchaceae) with a focus on biogeography, cytology and re-examination of generic concepts". Taxon. 61 (6): 1269–1285. doi:10.1002/tax.616008.
  8. ^ Grisebach, August H. R. (1844), Spicilegium florae rumelicae et bithynicae, vol. 2, p. 12
  9. ^ "The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Published on the Internet". Retrieved 14 May 2018.