ODONTITESLudw.FALSE BARTSIA

ODONTITESLudw. - FALSE BARTSIA

Scientific Description:

Annuals, hemiparasitic, ± strigose-pilose. Leaves opposite below, usually alternate above, simple, entire. Flowers in bracteate, spike-like, secund racemes. Calyx tubular to tubular-campanulate, 4-toothed, not bilabiate. Corolla bilabiate, yellow or pink; upper lip entire or bifid; lower lip 3-lobed. Stamens 4; anthers glabrous or hairy, mucronate. Capsule ovate-elliptic; seeds several, longitudinally striate.

Reference:

Hedge IC (1978). Odontites Ludwig, In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 6: 763.

Public Description:

Odontites, is a genus of annual hemiparasitic herbs, commonly known as “false bartsia”, is native to temperate regions of Europe, Asia and North Africa. There are 11 species in the world and 1 species (1 taxon) in Türkiye. They have yellow or pink flowers.

References:

Anonymous 1 (2016) http://ijb.areeo.ac.ir/article_103324_13662c7793ae8700b5bfbabc500a355d.pdf /,Accessed date: 17.09.2016.

Anonymous 2 (2016) http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Orobanchaceae/Odontites/,Accessed date: 17.09.2016.

Güner E D (2012) Odontites Ludw., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 654.