• Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
  (Figwort Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : OROBANCHACEAE
• Basionym : Buchnera asiatica L.
• Synonym(s) : Striga asiatica var. coccinea S.S.R. Bennet.; Striga lutea Lour.
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze
• Vernacular name : Kalupullappan (Malayalam)
• Habit : Herb
• Habitat : Grasslands in open deciduous forests
• Comments / notes : On foothills to 1400m on bare pasturelands or on gravelly rocks with loose soil; more abundant after rains and much smaller in size at higher altitudes.
• Key identification features : Root Parasite
• Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
• Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy
• Collection Date : 16/09/2010
• Collection Nos : FAP 40085
• Collection Locality : Kalasamudram, Anantapur district (AP)
• Distribution :
  • Andhra Pradesh : Throughout Andhra Pradesh
  • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
  • Maharashtra : Akola district
  • Odisha : Throughout Odisha
  • Tamil Nadu : Throughout Tamil Nadu
• World Distribution : Tropical and South Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia
• 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; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa; 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 asiatica. Downloaded on 5 July 2025.

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