View source for Epifagus ← Epifagus You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Epifagus |accepted_authority=Nuttall |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Gen. N. Amer. Pl. |place=2: 60. 1818 |year=1818 }} |common_names=Beechdrops;cancer-root;épifage |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Orobanchaceae;Epifagus |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Orobanchaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Epifagus]]</div></div> |etymology=Greek epi-, upon, and Latin fagus, beech, alluding to host plant |volume=Volume 17 |mention_page=page 457, 465, 474 |treatment_page=page 463 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Herbs,</b> annual; achlorophyllous, holoparasitic, roots coralloid, from among scales of cormlike structure. <b>Stems</b> absent. <b>Leaves</b> absent. <b>Inflorescences</b> terminal, open panicles of racemes; bracts present. <b>Pedicels</b> present; bracteoles present. <b>Flowers</b>: sepals 5, calyx ± bilaterally symmetric, obliquely campanulate, lobes toothlike. <b>Chasmogamous</b> flowers: petals 5 (appearing as 4), corolla white or pale yellow with purple to reddish purple or reddish brown stripes, bilabiate, tubular, abaxial lobes 3, adaxial 1 (by connation); stamens 4, didynamous, filaments densely pilose at base, sparsely pilose distally; staminode 0; ovary 1-locular, placentation parietal; stigma capitate or ca. 2-lobed. <b>Cleistogamous</b> flowers: corolla not persistent, purplish red and white, rarely pale yellow, bilaterally symmetric, calyptriform; stamens included, anthers connate, adnate to stigma; corolla, stamens, and style shed as unit. <b>Capsules</b>: dehiscence loculicidal. <b>Seeds</b> 500–600, pale amber, narrowly ovoid to oblong-ellipsoid, not or only slightly flattened, wings absent.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=c;e North America;ne Mexico. |discussion=<p>Species 1.</p><!-- --><p><i>Epifagus</i> is the only genus among the holoparasites to produce cleistogamous flowers. The relative occurrence of cleistogamous and chasmogamous flowers varies from plant to plant.</p><!-- --><p>The cormlike structure of <i>Epifagus</i> is entirely underground and differs from the stems of <i>Boschniakia</i>, <i>Conopholis</i>, and <i>Kopsiopsis</i> by having both scales and coralloid roots. The racemes emerge directly from the base; there is no aerial stem. Floral buds occur in the axils of all bracts, often even those on the cormlike base. Other genera of holoparasites have a well-differentiated vegetative stem that supports the inflorescence.</p> |tables= |references={{Treatment/Reference |id=thieret1969c |text=Thieret, J. W. 1969d. Notes on Epifagus. Castanea 34: 397–402. }} }}<!-- --><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Epifagus |author=L. Turner Collins;Alison E. L. Colwell;George Yatskievych |authority=Nuttall |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Orobanchaceae |illustrator=John Myers |illustration copyright=Flora of North America Association |distribution=c;e North America;ne Mexico. |reference=thieret1969c |publication title=Gen. N. Amer. Pl. |publication year=1818 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/bb6b7e3a7de7d3b7888a1ad48c7fd8f5c722d8d6/coarse_grained_fna_xml/V17/V17_793.xml |genus=Epifagus }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Orobanchaceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Orobanchaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Template:Treatment/Reference (view source) Return to Epifagus. Facts... more about "Epifagus"RDF feedAuthorL. Turner Collins +, Alison E. L. Colwell + and George Yatskievych +AuthorityNuttall +Common nameBeechdrops +, cancer-root + and épifage +Distributionc +, e North America + and ne Mexico. +EtymologyGreek epi-, upon, and Latin fagus, beech, alluding to host plant +Illustration copyrightFlora of North America Association +IllustratorJohn Myers +Number of lower taxa1 +Publication titleGen. N. Amer. Pl. +Publication year1818 +Referencethieret1969c +Source xmlhttps://bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation/src/2e0870ddd59836b60bcf96646a41e87ea5a5943a/coarse grained fna xml/V17/V17 793.xml +Taxon familyOrobanchaceae +Taxon nameEpifagus +Taxon parentOrobanchaceae +Taxon rankgenus +VolumeVolume 17 +