Cistanche Hoffmanns. & Link

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1972, Flora Europaea. Volume 3. Diapensiacea to Myoporaceae, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press : 285

1. Cistanche Hoffmanns. & Link 1

Stems stout, simple. Leaves numerous. Flowers numerous, in dense spikes. Bracteoles 2, adnate to calyx. Calyx campanulate, with 5 equal, obtuse lobes. Corolla scarcely 2-lipped and nearly regular, with campanulate or obconical tube and 5 subequal, patent lobes. Stamens included. Placentae 4, not deeply lobed. Bracts and bracteoles glabrous; the whole corolla bright yellow

1. phelypaea Bracts and bracteoles with villous margins; corolla with pale yellow tube and usually violet limb 2. salsa