Taxon: Phelipanche aegyptiaca (Pers.) Pomel

Summary

Genus:

Phelipanche

Family:

Orobanchaceae

Nomen number:

460106

Place of publication:

Bull. Soc. Sci. Phys. Algérie 11:107. 1874

Verified:

11/19/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Orobanche aegyptiaca Pers.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Orobanche indica Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.
Orobanche longiflora Pers.
Phelypaea longiflora (Pers.) C. A. Mey.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Bai, J. et al. 2020. Exploration of resistance to Phelipanche aegyptiaca in tomato. Pest Manag. Sci. 76:3806-3821. DOI: 10.1002/ps.5932.
Carlón, L. et al. 2005-. Index of Orobanchaceae (on-line resource)
Ephrath, J. E. & H. Eizenberg. 2010. Quantification of the dynamics of Orobanche cumana and Phelipanche aegyptiaca parasitism in confectionery sunflower. Weed Res. 50:140-152. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3180.2010.00768.x.
Fernández-Aparicio, M. et al. 2016. Broomrape weeds. Underground mechanisms of parasitism and associated strategies for their control: A review. Front. Plant Sci. 7:135. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00135.
Park, J.-M. et al. 2007. Horizontal gene transfer of a plastid gene in the non-photosynthetic flowering plants Orobanche and Phelipanche (Orobanchaceae). Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 43:974-985.
Parker, C. 2009. Observations on the current status of Orobanche and Striga problems worldwide. Pest Manag. Sci. 65:453-459. DOI: 10.1002/ps.1713. Note: as Orobanche aegyptiaca
Pérez-de-Luque, A. et al. 2009. Understanding Orobanche and Phelipanche - host plant interactions and developing resistance. Weed Res. 49(suppl. 1):8-22.
Schneeweiss, G. M. 2011. Review of Orobanchaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm.
Zhang, L. et al. 2022. Identification of risk areas for Orobanche cumana and Phelipanche aegyptiaca in China, based on the major host plant and CMIP6 climate scenarios. Ecol. Evol. 12:e8824. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8824. Note: Wiley Open Access.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
Transcribed Chinese	fen zhi lie dang			2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: as Orobanche aegyptiaca

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia			Cufodontis, G. 1953-1972. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Algeria			Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Egypt			Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco			Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Tunisia			Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Kuwait			Al-Rawi, A. 1985-. Flora of Kuwait.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Saudi Arabia			Migahid, A. M. 1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Tajikistan			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Turkmenistan			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Cyprus
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Egypt	Sinai
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iraq			Al-Rawi, A. 1985-. Flora of Kuwait.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Israel			Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Jordan			Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Lebanon
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Syria			Al-Rawi, A. 1985-. Flora of Kuwait.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bangladesh
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine		incl. Krym
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria			Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy	Sicilia		Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.

Native
Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia

Asia-Temperate

ARABIAN PENINSULA: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
CAUCASUS: Armenia
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
CHINA: China [Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu]

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan

Europe

EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Ukraine (incl. Krym)
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bulgaria, Italy [Sicilia]

Reference(s)

Al-Rawi, A. 1985-. Flora of Kuwait.
Cufodontis, G. 1953-1972. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta.
Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Migahid, A. M. 1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Weed	parasite	on Gossypium, Solanum spp., as Orobanche	Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds Note: as Orobanche aegyptiaca
Weed	parasite	on sunflower	Ephrath, J. E. & H. Eizenberg. 2010. Quantification of the dynamics of Orobanche cumana and Phelipanche aegyptiaca parasitism in confectionery sunflower. Weed Res. 50:140-152. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3180.2010.00768.x.
Weed	parasite	on tomato and other solanaceous crops	Bai, J. et al. 2020. Exploration of resistance to Phelipanche aegyptiaca in tomato. Pest Manag. Sci. 76:3806-3821. DOI: 10.1002/ps.5932.
Weed	parasite	on tomato, tobacco and other solanceous crops, toria or brown sarson, oilseed rape, muskmelon, watermelon, chickpea, vetch	Parker, C. 2009. Observations on the current status of Orobanche and Striga problems worldwide. Pest Manag. Sci. 65:453-459. DOI: 10.1002/ps.1713. Note: as Orobanche aegyptiaca

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=460106. Accessed 26 June 2026.