- Family : OROBANCHACEAE
(BROOMRAPE FAMILY)
- Family (as per The Plant List) : Orobanchaceae
- Species : Aeginetia indica
- Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Aeginetia indica L.
- Common name : Ghost Flower
- Vernacular name : Kala kutamahura (Ori.)
- Key identification features : Achlorophyllous, root parasites with stolons bearing haustoria. Stem is simple, branching and dirty-brown in colour. Flower are usually solitary, scapes up to 25 cm high. Calyx pinkish and corolla purple with a touch of white near the throat.
- Habit : Parasite
- Flower, Fruit : July-December
- Native : Indian sub-continent
- Comments : A gregarious root parasite in shade on humus rich soils on the floor of thickets.
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Distribution Locality : Thally R.F. (Krishnagiri district) (Tamil Nadu State); West Godavari district, Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
- World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Himalaya, Myanmar, Indo-China, China, Japan, Malay Peninsula, Philippines
- Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H.O.Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Aeginetia indica. Downloaded on 28 September 2024.
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