• Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
  (Figwort Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : OROBANCHACEAE
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Striga densiflora (Benth.) Benth.
• Common name : Dense-flower witch-weed
• Vernacular name : Bili kasa (Kannada)
• Habit : Herb
• Comments / notes : Often seen on plains to 1000m.
• Key identification features : Root Parasite
• Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
• Distribution :
  • Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, Kurnool district, Guntur district, Anantapur district, Srikakulam district
  • Maharashtra : Akola district
  • Odisha : Puri district
  • Tamil Nadu : Kanchipuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district
• Native : India
• Endemism : India
• World Distribution : India
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• 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., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Striga densiflora. Downloaded on 3 April 2025.

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