Parentucellia is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae containing about four species. They are known generally as glandweeds. The genus was named for Pope Nicholas V, whose surname was Parentucelli.[3]
Phylogeny
The phylogeny of the genera of Rhinantheae has been explored using molecular characters.[4][5]Parentucellia belongs to the core Rhinantheae. It is closely related to the genus Bellardia, and then to Odontites, Tozzia and Hedbergia. In turn, these genera share phylogenetic affinities with Euphrasia and Bartsia.
^ This genus was first described and published in Florae Libycae Specimen: sive, Plantarum enumeratio Cyrenaicam, Pentapolim, Magnae Syrteos desertum et regionem tripolitanam incolentium quas ex siccis speciminibus delineavit, descripsit et ære insculpi curavit Dominicus Viviani. Genuae 31. t. 21. f. 3 (1824). Plant Name Details for Parentucellia. Retrieved January 17, 2012. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
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