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orobanche pallidiflora

English translation: Pale Thistle Broomrape

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Latin term or phrase:orobanche pallidiflora
English translation:Pale Thistle Broomrape
Entered by: Andrés Martínez

12:42 Dec 17, 2009
Latin to English translations [PRO]
Science - Botany
Latin term or phrase: orobanche pallidiflora
Can't find the English name of this plant species. Could you help me?

Thank you!
DTSM
Local time: 22:36
Pale Thistle Broomrape
Explanation:
According to the book:
Orobanche: die Sommerwurzarten Europas : ein Bestimmungsbuch
The European broomrape species.
Written by C. A. J. Kreutz

http://books.google.es/books?id=hlxP1VUrZpIC&pg=PA157&lpg=PA...

Orobanche: die Sommerwurzarten Europas : ein Bestimmungsbuch
The European broomrape species.
Written by C. A. J. Kreutz

Index of Broomrape Names
(…)
124 Pale Thistle Broomrape Orobanche pallidiflora


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Note added at 13 mins (2009-12-17 12:55:57 GMT)
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The plants of genus Orobanche are called "broomrapes" in english.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broomrape
Broomrape or Broom-rape (Orobanche) is a genus of over 200 species of parasitic herbaceous plants in the family Orobanchaceae, mostly native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere[1].
Orobanche arenaria Sand Broomrape
Orobanche hederea Ivy Broomrape
etc.

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Note added at 1 day2 hrs (2009-12-18 15:14:39 GMT)
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The scientific name reveals that "pale" is appropriate:
"Pallidiflora" (latin) = "pallidus" (pale) "flora" (flower) "pale flower".

University of Hamburg:
Garden Gate: Roots of Botanical Names
(...)
palle- / palli- pale
(pallidus / pallidiflora = pale flower) (pallescens)
www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/.../botrtsp.htm

In my opinion, an specialised book about the genus Orobanche is a reliable source.
Maybe, "Pale" differentiate it from another species which have a similar name. Sometimes botanists add adjectives for disambiguation purposes.
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Andrés Martínez
Spain
Local time: 21:36
Grading comment
Thank you everybody! Thank you, Andrés!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1Pale Thistle Broomrape
Andrés Martínez
5 -1Thistle Broomrape
Yasutomo Kanazawa


Discussion entries: 1





  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Thistle Broomrape


Explanation:
http://nomen.at/Orobanche pallidiflora

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Note added at 24 mins (2009-12-17 13:07:16 GMT)
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Some images of Thistle Broomrape

http://images.google.com/images?q=Thistle Broomrape
http://images.google.com/images?hl=ja&q=Orobanche pallidiflo...

Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Local time: 04:36
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Andrés Martínez: Please, look my reference. Whats the reference of nomen.at (Handbook of Botany, Botanic Garden)? . I give a reference from a trustworthy source. The pictures of Google don´t seem to clarify the question. I studied Botany at the University, too.
1 day 1 hr
  -> Reference of nomen.at is a trustworthy source. Pictures of Google were added for reference to the asker so that he could confirm the verity of my answer. I've also looked up Wiki which you pasted, but not reliable, so I decided not to include in my refs.
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Pale Thistle Broomrape


Explanation:
According to the book:
Orobanche: die Sommerwurzarten Europas : ein Bestimmungsbuch
The European broomrape species.
Written by C. A. J. Kreutz

http://books.google.es/books?id=hlxP1VUrZpIC&pg=PA157&lpg=PA...

Orobanche: die Sommerwurzarten Europas : ein Bestimmungsbuch
The European broomrape species.
Written by C. A. J. Kreutz

Index of Broomrape Names
(…)
124 Pale Thistle Broomrape Orobanche pallidiflora


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Note added at 13 mins (2009-12-17 12:55:57 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

The plants of genus Orobanche are called "broomrapes" in english.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broomrape
Broomrape or Broom-rape (Orobanche) is a genus of over 200 species of parasitic herbaceous plants in the family Orobanchaceae, mostly native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere[1].
Orobanche arenaria Sand Broomrape
Orobanche hederea Ivy Broomrape
etc.

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Note added at 1 day2 hrs (2009-12-18 15:14:39 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

The scientific name reveals that "pale" is appropriate:
"Pallidiflora" (latin) = "pallidus" (pale) "flora" (flower) "pale flower".

University of Hamburg:
Garden Gate: Roots of Botanical Names
(...)
palle- / palli- pale
(pallidus / pallidiflora = pale flower) (pallescens)
www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/.../botrtsp.htm

In my opinion, an specialised book about the genus Orobanche is a reliable source.
Maybe, "Pale" differentiate it from another species which have a similar name. Sometimes botanists add adjectives for disambiguation purposes.

Andrés Martínez
Spain
Local time: 21:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you everybody! Thank you, Andrés!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joseph Brazauskas
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Joseph.
agree  Sabine Akabayov, PhD
3 hrs
  -> Thanks sibsab.
disagree  Yasutomo Kanazawa: Broomrapes is correct all right, but the correct name is Thistle Broomrape without Pale.//I see, so if what you say is correct, is Pale Thistle Broomrape and Thistle Broomrape the same?
1 day 57 mins
  -> Yasutomo, a plant can have different common names. I know plants with five, six or more names. Please, read the discussion entry. My answer is too long.
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