Alectra (plant)

Alectra
Alectra sessiliflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Tribe: Buchnereae
Genus: Alectra
Thunb., 1784
Synonyms
  • Contarenia Vand.
  • Starbia Thouars
  • Hymenospermum Benth.
  • Pseudorobanche Rouy

Alectra is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae. It comprises hemiparasitic species which occur in tropical and southern Africa, including Madagascar, and tropical and subtropical Asia.