Centranthera
Encyclopedia
Centranthera is a genus
of plants in the family Orobanchaceae
(Broomrape).
The name Centranthera Scheidw. 1842 is an invalid name for the orchid genus Pleurothallis.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of plants in the family Orobanchaceae
Orobanchaceae
Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family, is a family of flowering plants of the order Lamiales, with about 90 genera and more than 2000 species. Many of these genera were formerly included in the family Scrophulariaceae sensu lato...
(Broomrape).
The name Centranthera Scheidw. 1842 is an invalid name for the orchid genus Pleurothallis.