Table 1 Description of parasitic weeds recorded at different parts of Ethiopia
From: Challenges and management of parasitic weeds in Ethiopia
Common name | Family | Species | Parasitism |
|---|---|---|---|
Broomrapes | Orobancheaceae | Orobanche crenata Forskal, O. cernua Loefl, O. Cumana Wallr, O. minor SM | Holo-parasites |
Phelipanche ramose (L.) Pomel | |||
Witch weeds | Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze, S. hermonthica (Del.) Benth | Hemi-parasites | |
Alectra vogelii Benth | |||
Dodders | Convolvulaceae | Cuscuta campestris Yunck., C. epilinum Weihe | Holo-parasites |
Mistletoes | Loranthaceae | Englerina lecandii (Engl.) Balle, Erianthemum dregi (Eckl. & Zeyh) VanTiegh., Phragmanthera regularis (Schweinf) M.G. Gilbert | Hemi-parasites |
Viscaceae | Tapinanthus globiferus (A.Rich.)Van Tiegh., Viscum tuberculatum A.Rich., V.congolense De wild., V. triflorum DC |