desert hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa)
Cistanche tubulosa is a desert parasitic plant that thrives by parasitizing host roots. It is rich in phenylethanoid glycosides, traditionally used to support vitality.
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Synonyms
Cistanche calotropidis (Edgew.) Wight
Cistanche carnosa Pax
Cistanche tinctoria (Forssk.) Beck
Lathraea quinquefida Forssk.
Orobanche calotropidis Edgew.
Orobanche insignis E.D.Clarke
Orobanche tinctoria Forssk.
Phelypaea calotropidis Walp.
Phelypaea insignis (E.D.Clarke) Dumort.
Phelypaea tinctoria (Forssk.) Brot.
Phelypaea tubulosa Schenk
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderLamiales
- familyOrobanchaceae
- genusCistanche
- speciesCistanche tubulosa