Phelipanche hajastanica Piwow., Ó. Sánchez & Moreno Mor. (2017d: 118)

Piwowarczyk, Renata, Pedraja, Óscar Sánchez, Moral, Gonzalo Moreno, Fayvush, George, Zakaryan, Narine, Kartashyan, Nune & Aleksanyan, Alla, 2019, Holoparasitic Orobanchaceae (Cistanche, Diphelypaea, Orobanche, Phelipanche) in Armenia: distribution, habitats, host range and taxonomic problems, Phytotaxa 386 (1), pp. 1-106 : 30

5. Phelipanche hajastanica Piwow., Ó. Sánchez & Moreno Mor. (2017d: 118) . Type :— ARMENIA (holotype designated by Piwowarczyk et al. 2017d): N of Zaritap (KTC!); isotypes: (ERE!, ERCB!). Fig. 11C .

Distribution: —Southern Armenia, Vayk mountain range (Vayots Dzor province) ( Fig. 18).

Habitat: —Rocky and sandy slopes with sparse vegetation, above 1400 m.

Hosts: — Nepeta trautvetteri Boiss. & Buhse ( Lamiaceae ).

Phenology: —Flowering end of May–June, fruiting June–July.

Conservation status: —Critically Endangered (CR) – B 1 ab (iii) + 2 ab (iii); D. So far, known only from Armenia. Only one location is known. Population consists of 20 shoots (2016) and 10 (2017). Limiting factors are restricted EOO and AOO, and predicted climate change.

Notes: — Phelipanche hajastanica morphologically resembles P. pulchella , P. bungeana and P. caesia but differs in several characteristics (detailed and comparative table in Piwowarczyk et al. 2017d).

Specimens examined: — ARMENIA. Vayots Dzor prov.: SE on Vayk, on the left side of Arpa river, Vayk mountain range , N of Zaritap, rocky slopes in small gorges , S, SW exposure, ca. 1410 m, 31 May 2016 , R. Piwowarczyk ( ERCB, ERE, KTC), 14 June 2017 , vid. R. Piwowarczyk .

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FIGURE 11. General habit of: A. Phelipanche caesia, B. P. zangezuri, C. P. hajastanica, D. P. purpurea, E. P. heldreichii, F. P. arenaria, G. P. nana, H. P. sevanensis, I. P. ramosa. Photos by Renata Piwowarczyk.