taxonID	type	description	language	source
91CF62F4D33C500EB789F26C0228E00A.taxon	description	Description. A holoparasitic (achlorophyllous), glabrous herb, with a stout stem, swollen at the base. Plant robust, 30 – 120 cm, with white or pale grey to pale lilac stem, 20 – 40 mm in diameter. Lower scales dense, constricted, entire, wide-triangular, yellowish, 10 × 10 mm. Middle and upper scales and floral bracts triangular-lanceolate, fleshy, entire, non-scarious and non-serrate, or sometimes very slightly serrulate, white or grey to pale lilac, 10 × 25 mm. Inflorescence a more or less lax spike with 40 – 200 flowers, 30 – 100 cm long, 5 – 8 cm in diameter, with or without a stem up to 20 cm below. Flowers at the base of the inflorescence sometimes with pedicels up to 15 mm long. Floral bracts about as long as calyx, or somewhat longer. Floral bracteoles 2, linear, obtuse, 2 – 4 × 10 – 15 mm, white, pale grey or pale lilac, fleshy, sometimes slightly serrulate at the margin, entire, non-scarious, attached to the calyx base and slightly shorter than calyx. Calyx tubular-campanulate, 13 – 17 mm. Calyx lobes 5, equal to subequal, oblong-rounded, entire, slightly scarious along the margins. The apical lobe 3 – 5 × 8 – 12, usually slightly shorter than the rest (3 – 5 × 11 – 15), sometimes the two bottom lobes slightly shorter than the side lobes (by 1 mm at most). Corolla infundibuliform, pentamerous, 30 – 35 mm. Corolla tube white, sometimes tinged lilac externally, with two yellow, flat, inconspicuous folds inside. Corolla tube arched at the middle or just beneath. Tube 15 – 16 mm below the arch, and 15 – 20 mm above. Inner tube more or less very short-pubescent around the filament bases, glabrous elsewhere. Limb whitish to very pale mauve or violet, 20 – 25 mm in diameter. Corolla lobes 5, rounded, equal or the upper ones slightly smaller than the other 3, usually wider than long. Stamens 4, inserted at about 1 / 3 the total corolla length, included. Filaments 15 – 20 mm, more or less short-pubescent at the base, glabrous or very sparsely, very short-glandular elsewhere. Anthers 3 – 4 × 2 mm, sparsely lanuginose, apically rounded, usually with a small tubercule at the base. Stigma lobes white. Ovary tubular-elliptic, white or yellowish-white with a yellow ring at base, dark brown when dry, 10 – 15 × 5 – 8 mm. Capsules ovoid-globose, 13 – 25 × 5 – 15 mm, dehiscent with 2 – 4 valves. Fl. March-April.	en	Ben-Natan, Dar, Thorogood, Chris (2025): A revision of the genus Cistanche (Orobanchaceae) in Israel, and considerations for its taxonomic circumscription in the Middle East. PhytoKeys 260: 213-236, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.260.158426
429FB37DA79E5C8AA82163BE33D43E22.taxon	description	Description. A holoparasitic (achlorophyllous) herb, with a thick, glabrous stem, often lanuginose in the lower part of the inflorescence and immediately beneath, swollen and fleshy at the base. Plant short, up to 30 cm, conspicuously floccose-lanuginose to arachnoid-hairy in bud. Lower scales dense, imbricate, fleshy ovate-triangular, brown to purplish, weakly villous on margins or completely glabrous. Middle and upper scales ovate-triangular, shortly villous on the margins or completely glabrous. Floral bracts lanceolate, entire, non-scarious, non-serrulate, grey-brown to pink or dark purple, covered at least partially on outer side and on the margins with floccose-lanuginose, partly caducous hairs, often matted and capturing loess particles in between them, more rarely glabrescent and lanate only on the margins, 5 – 10 × 7 – 15 mm. Inflorescence an obtuse to broadly lanceolate raceme, up to 25 cm long and 8 cm in diameter. Floral bracts longer than calyx. Floral bracteoles 2, linear, 1 – 3 × 10 – 20 mm, grey-brown to purple, entire, non-scarious, sparsely floccose-lanuginose to glabrescent on outer side, lanate at margins, attached to the base of the calyx and usually more or less as long as the calyx. Calyx campanulate or tubular-campanulate, zygomorphic, 10 – 20 mm. Calyx lobes 4 – 5, unequal, oblong-lanceolate, entire, sometimes slightly serrulate at the margin, sparsely floccose-lanuginose to glabrescent on the exterior, lanate along the margins. The upper lobe, if present, 1 – 4 × 1 – 7, much shorter than the rest (4 – 5 × 6 – 13) or entirely missing. Corolla infundibuliform, pentamerous, almost regular, 25 – 35 mm. Corolla tube externally cream to flesh-coloured, sometimes tinged lilac or mauve, and internally yellow, suffused with small dark purple or black dots, with two well-pronounced yellow folds at the throat. Corolla tube arched beneath the middle. Inner tube glabrescent to slightly pubescent. Limb pale cream to fleshy pink-brown, sometimes tinged lilac, pink or mauve, especially externally (more visible in bud), 15 – 30 mm in diameter. Corolla lobes 5, rounded, sparsely lanuginose on the inner side, lanate at the margins, the upper ones slightly smaller than the other 3, usually wider than long. Stamens 4, inserted near the base of the tube, included. Filaments 10 – 17 mm, densely villous-lanate at the base, glabrous elsewhere. Anthers 2 – 3.5 × 4 – 5.5 mm, densely pilose, narrowly acuminate. Stigma lobes whitish to yellowish. Ovary elliptic, white or purplish-white with a yellow ring at base, 4 – 10 × 9 – 13 mm. Capsules globose, dark brown, 10 – 13 × 13 – 18 mm, always dehiscent with 2 valves. Fl. March-April.	en	Ben-Natan, Dar, Thorogood, Chris (2025): A revision of the genus Cistanche (Orobanchaceae) in Israel, and considerations for its taxonomic circumscription in the Middle East. PhytoKeys 260: 213-236, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.260.158426
429FB37DA79E5C8AA82163BE33D43E22.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species is named in honour of Mimi (Miriam) Ron, an accomplished field botanist and surveyor and dear friend and teacher to the first author, who was a helpful companion to the field observations and collections presented in this paper.	en	Ben-Natan, Dar, Thorogood, Chris (2025): A revision of the genus Cistanche (Orobanchaceae) in Israel, and considerations for its taxonomic circumscription in the Middle East. PhytoKeys 260: 213-236, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.260.158426
635D3BBAB6055AD4A15BA8A9D5BB33DE.taxon	description	Description. A holoparasitic (achlorophyllous), glabrous herb, with a stout stem, swollen at the base. Plant robust, 30 – 150 cm, stem purple to dark purplish-brown, 15 – 40 mm in diameter. Lower scales dense, constricted, entire, triangular, dark, 5 – 10 × 5 – 10 mm. Middle and upper scales and floral bracts triangular-lanceolate, entire, scarious and markedly serrate along the margins, purple to dark purplish-brown, 7 – 15 × 15 – 30 mm. Inflorescence a dense, many-flowered spike, 20 – 150 cm long, 5 – 15 cm in diameter. Floral bracts about as long as calyx or somewhat longer. Floral bracteoles 2, linear or lanceolate, obtuse, 2 – 6 × 10 – 20 mm, pale lilac to dark purple, scarious and serrate along the margin, attached to the calyx base and equal or slightly shorter than calyx. Calyx tubular-campanulate, pale lilac to dark purple, 10 – 22 mm. Calyx lobes 5, equal or subequal with one slightly shorter lobe, oblong-rounded, entire, scarious and serrate at the margin. The upper lobe is shorter than the rest by up to 3 mm. Corolla infundibuliform, pentamerous, 35 – 45 mm. Corolla tube tinged lilac to purple externally (conspicuous, especially in bud), yellow within with two shallow yellow folds inside. Corolla tube arched beneath the middle. Inner tube more or less short-pubescent around the filament bases and glabrous elsewhere. Limb tinged pale violet to deep purple (mostly on upper lobes, most noticeable in bud), 15 – 30 mm in diameter. Corolla lobes 5, rounded, equal or the upper ones slightly smaller than the other 3, usually slightly wider than long. Stamens 4, inserted at the base of the tube, included. Filaments 20 – 25 mm, densely pubescent at the base and weakly, very short-pubescent or glabrous above. Anthers 3 × 5 mm, densely lanuginose, rounded-elliptic to apiculate. Stigma lobes white to pale yellow. Ovary ovate, 4 – 5 × 10 – 12 mm, white or yellowish-white with a yellow ring at base, dark brown when dry. Capsules ovoid-globose, 12 – 20 × 15 – 20 mm, dehiscent with 2 valves. Fl. January-April.	en	Ben-Natan, Dar, Thorogood, Chris (2025): A revision of the genus Cistanche (Orobanchaceae) in Israel, and considerations for its taxonomic circumscription in the Middle East. PhytoKeys 260: 213-236, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.260.158426
C3EA47B14180584BA962CC69FC406843.taxon	description	Description. A holoparasitic (achlorophyllous), glabrous herb, with a stout stem, swollen at the base. Plant robust, 30 – 130 cm, stem dirty-white or grey, 15 – 40 mm in diameter. Lower scales dense, constricted, entire, triangular, yellowish-white, grey or dark grey, 5 – 10 × 5 – 10 mm. Middle and upper scales and floral bracts triangular-lanceolate, entire, scarious and variably, often markedly serrate along the margins, dirty-white to grey, 7 – 15 × 15 – 30 mm. Inflorescence a dense, many-flowered spike, 20 – 100 cm long, 4 – 15 cm in diameter. Floral bracts about as long as calyx or somewhat longer. Floral bracteoles 2, linear or lanceolate, obtuse, 2 – 6 × 10 – 20 mm, white to grey, scarious and serrate along the margin, attached to the calyx base and equal or slightly shorter than calyx. Calyx tubular-campanulate, dirty-white to grey, 10 – 22 mm. Calyx lobes 5, equal or subequal with one slightly shorter lobe, oblong-rounded, entire, scarious and serrate at the margin. The upper lobe shorter than the rest by up to 3 mm. Corolla infundibuliform, pentamerous, 35 – 45 mm. Corolla tube bright yellow, with two shallow, yellow folds inside. Corolla tube arched beneath the middle. Inner tube more or less short-pubescent around the filament bases and glabrous elsewhere. Limb usually bright yellow, sometimes slightly tinged crimson (especially conspicuous in bud), 15 – 30 mm in diameter. Corolla lobes 5, rounded, equal or the upper ones slightly smaller than the other 3, usually wider than long. Stamens 4, inserted at the base of the tube, included. Filaments 20 – 25 mm, densely pubescent at the base and weakly, very short-pubescent or glabrous above. Anthers 3 × 5 mm, densely lanuginose, rounded-elliptic to apiculate. Ovary ovate, 4 – 5 × 10 – 12 mm, white or yellowish-white with a yellow ring at base, dark brown when dry. Capsules ovoid-globose, 12 – 20 × 15 – 20 mm, dehiscent with 2 (- 3 – 4) valves. Fl. January-April.	en	Ben-Natan, Dar, Thorogood, Chris (2025): A revision of the genus Cistanche (Orobanchaceae) in Israel, and considerations for its taxonomic circumscription in the Middle East. PhytoKeys 260: 213-236, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.260.158426
33A9E3170E80519D87FD103F39C457A7.taxon	description	Description. A holoparasitic (achlorophyllous), glabrous herb. Plant robust, 10 – 80 cm, stem white to grey or purple, 10 – 20 mm in diameter, swollen at the base. Lower scales dense, constricted, entire, triangular, yellowish-white to dark grey, 5 – 10 × 5 – 10 mm. Middle and upper scales and floral bracts triangular-lanceolate, entire, scarious and strongly serrate along the margins, white or lilac to purple or dark purplish-brown, 7 – 15 × 15 – 30 mm. Inflorescence a dense spike, up to 30 cm long, 5 – 15 cm in diameter. Floral bracts about as long as calyx or somewhat longer. Floral bracteoles 2, linear or lanceolate, obtuse, 2 – 6 × 10 – 22 mm, white, grey or purple, scarious and serrate along the margins, attached to the calyx base and equal or slightly shorter than calyx. Calyx tubular-campanulate, white, lilac, purple or purplish-brown, 10 – 22 mm. Calyx lobes 5, subequal, oblong-rounded, entire, scarious and serrate along the margins. The upper lobe is shorter than the rest by up to 3 mm. Corolla infundibuliform, pentamerous, 35 – 50 mm. Corolla tube white, with two well-pronounced, conspicuous yellow folds inside. Corolla tube arched beneath the middle. Inner tube more or less pubescent around the filament bases and glabrous elsewhere. Limb pale to deep purple-violet, 15 – 25 mm in diameter. Corolla lobes 5, rounded, equal or the upper ones slightly smaller than the other 3, usually wider than long. Stamens 4, inserted at the base of the tube, included. Filaments 18 – 21 mm, densely pubescent at the base and very sparsely, very short-pubescent or glabrous above. Anthers 2 – 3 × 4.5 – 5.5 mm, densely pilose, acuminate. Ovary ovate, 5 – 10 × 10 – 15 mm, white with a yellow ring at base. Stigma lobes whitish or yellowish. Capsules ovoid-globose, 12 – 20 × 15 – 20 mm, dark brown when dry, dehiscent with 2 (- 3 – 4) valves. Fl. February-April.	en	Ben-Natan, Dar, Thorogood, Chris (2025): A revision of the genus Cistanche (Orobanchaceae) in Israel, and considerations for its taxonomic circumscription in the Middle East. PhytoKeys 260: 213-236, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.260.158426
