- Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
(Figwort Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : OROBANCHACEAE
- Basionym : Buchnera gesnerioides Willd.
- Synonym(s) : Striga orobanchoides (R.Br. ex Endl.)
- Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Striga gesnerioides (Willd.) Vatke
- Common name : Purple witch
- Habit : Herb
- Habitat : Scrub jungles and deciduous forests
- Comments / notes : Grows on plains in loose soil and on rocks, often associated with Lepidagathes spp.; more robust after rains.
- Key identification features : Root Parasite
- Flower, Fruit : August-November
- Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy
- Collection Date : 02/01/2016
- Collection Nos : HJCB-E-292
- Collection Locality : Mabbuchintalapalle, Kadapa district (AP)
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district, Kurnool district, Guntur district, Kadapa district
- Kerala : Kasaragod district, Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Idukki district, Kottayam district
- Maharashtra : Akola district
- Tamil Nadu : Salem district, Dharmapuri district, Dindigul district
- World Distribution : Tropical Africa through Arabia, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- 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 gesnerioides. Downloaded on 14 November 2024.
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