taxonID	type	description	language	source
9D4999B2BB8A52749E9914F6898766F1.taxon	description	Description. Stems 6 – 16 (25) cm, glandular-hairy, pale orange to light reddish-brown. Stem scarcely swollen below; subterranean bracts broadly triangular, yellow; those above (reduced leaves) rather sparse, brown, 8 – 15 mm. Flowers 5 – 15 (20), arranged on the upper quarter or third of the stem, lax. Bracts 10 – 12 mm, rather shorter than the corolla, broadly triangular, brown, glandular-hairy. Calyx 5 – 7 mm with segments fused, strongly unequal (rarely entire), not exceeding the corolla tube. Corolla 10 – 15 mm, pale yellow with faint reddish veins and scattered glandular hairs, strongly cernuous when mature, remaining so in fruit, sometimes abruptly geniculate; upper lip bilobed; lower lip 3 - lobed, the lateral lobes slightly exceeding the central; all lobes minutely-toothed. Filaments sparsely hairy below, glabrous above; inserted conspicuously (c. 5 mm) above the corolla base; anthers ± glabrous. Stigma lobes touching, mid to dark red-orange.	en	Thorogood, Chris J., Hernández González, Matías, Rumsey, Fred J., Reyes-Betancort, Jorge Alfredo (2025): Orobanche andryalae (Orobanchaceae): a new species from the Canary Islands. PhytoKeys 252: 275-285, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.252.141300
9D4999B2BB8A52749E9914F6898766F1.taxon	distribution	Distribution, ecology and IUCN Red List status. We examined O. andryalae in two locations on the island of Lanzarote, with five specimens at a population near Yé (29 ° 11 ' 46.1 " N, 13 ° 29 ' 34.1 " W), and about 40 in the other near Haría (29 ° 08 ' 07.4 " N, 13 ° 30 ' 18.2 " W) in 2020, 2021 and 2022. The plant was also observed in the Valle de Guerra and Teno regions of north Tenerife. Because O. andryalae is an annual, and based on observations of related species, we anticipate that numbers may fluctuate markedly from year to year (Rumsey and Thorogood 2023). Orobanche seed banks can, however, remain viable for decades (Rumsey and Thorogood 2023). Based on our current observations the species is likely to qualify for a threat status because of its restricted distribution, few locations and very low observed numbers and given that it co-occurs with its narrowly endemic host, Andryala perezii on Lanzarote, and on A. pinnatifida on Tenerife (records on other endemic Asteraceae including Asteriscus intermedius (DC.) Pit. & Proust, A. sericeus, and Crepis canariensis (Sch. Bip.) Babc. ex Jenkins require further investigation). Andryala perezii – the predominant host, is locally common within its restricted range (Ferreira et al. 2014) and further parasite populations are to be expected on Lanzarote (the apparent stronghold for the parasite). Andryala perezii also occurs on Fuerteventura, where we have observed O. andryalae (but here it was recorded on Asteriscus sericeus; this too, requires further examination). Andryala pinnatifida, a recorded host in Tenerife, occurs across the western Canary Islands, again indicating O. andryalae may be under-recorded. We suggest that in the absence of long-term surveys, O. andryalae should, for now, be treated as DD (Data Deficient) (IUCN 2001).	en	Thorogood, Chris J., Hernández González, Matías, Rumsey, Fred J., Reyes-Betancort, Jorge Alfredo (2025): Orobanche andryalae (Orobanchaceae): a new species from the Canary Islands. PhytoKeys 252: 275-285, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.252.141300
9D4999B2BB8A52749E9914F6898766F1.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Orobanche andryalae is named in accordance with its main host species, Andryala perezii.	en	Thorogood, Chris J., Hernández González, Matías, Rumsey, Fred J., Reyes-Betancort, Jorge Alfredo (2025): Orobanche andryalae (Orobanchaceae): a new species from the Canary Islands. PhytoKeys 252: 275-285, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.252.141300
