Striga indica K.M.P.Kumar, P.Jayanthi, A.Rajendran & M.Sabu

 
  • Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
  • Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : OROBANCHACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Not found in Plant list
  • Habit : Herb (Parasitic)
  • Habitat : Rocky crevices
  • Comments / notes : Strictly parasitic on Euphorbia antiquorum
  • Key identification features : Chlorophyllous, flowers creamy white with obovate or rounded petals, corolla tube 8–10 mm long
  • Flower, Fruit : May-February
  • Distribution :
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district
  • Native : India
  • Endemism : Western Ghats, Tamilnadu
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Critically endangered
  • Literature : Jayanthi. P, K. M. Prabhu Kumar, A. Rajendran, Binu Thomas, M. Sabu & A. K. Pradeep (2012). Feddes Reportorium 123, 4, 283-290
  • 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 indica. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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