Striga densiflora (Benth.) Benth.

 
  • Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
    (FIGWORT FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Orobanchaceae
  • Species : Striga densiflora
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Striga densiflora (Benth.) Benth.
  • Common name : Dense flower witch-weed
  • Vernacular name : Bili kasa (Kan.)
  • Key identification features : A small annual herb. Stem is slender, angular and hairy. Leaves are simple, lower ones are opposite and the upper being alternate. Flowers are though small (less than a cm across), are handsome. Fruit is an elongated capsule.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : July-December
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Often seen on plains to 1000 m. Occasional in Eastern Ghats.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Vandalur R.F. (Kanchipuram district, former Chengalpattu district) (Tamil Nadu State); Talakona R.F. (Chittoor district), Madhavaram R.F. (Kurnool district), Guntur district, Anantapur district, Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Puri district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India
  • 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 and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; 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=Striga densiflora. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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