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Type: Article
Published: 2015-03-03
Page range: 214–220
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Orobanche zajaciorum (Orobanchaceae): a new species from the Caucasus

Department of Botany, Institute of Biology, Jan Kochanowski University, 15 Świętokrzyska St., 25-406 Kielce, Poland.
Lesser Caucasus Georgia Samtskhe-Javakheti Scutellaria sosnowskyi taxonomy

Abstract

A new, probably endemic, species, Orobanche zajaciorum (Orobanchaceae) is described from Georgia, in the Lesser Caucasus. The species grows on rocky slopes and is a parasite Scutellaria sosnowskyi. It is a small pale pink-yellowish plant, characterised by strongly curved, geniculate, white-pink flowers. A detailed description, diagnosis, and illustrations are provided.