Buchnera hispida Ham. ex D. Don

 
  • Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
    (FIGWORT FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Orobanchaceae
  • Species : Buchnera hispida
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Buchnera hispida Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
  • Key identification features : An erect hispid herb, hemiparasitic turning black when dry. Lower leaves are toothed, elliptic lanceolate, upper leaves are linear-lanceolate passing into bracts. Corolla is purple.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : September-April
  • Comments : Rare on hills in grassy and moist places.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Chelama R.F. (Kurnool district), Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State); Gandhamardan Hills (Bargarh district), Keonjhar district, Kalahandi district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : Tropical Africa, Madagascar, India, Nepal
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
  • 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=Buchnera hispida. Downloaded on 28 September 2024.

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