- Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
(Figwort Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Orobanchaceae
- Basionym : Buchnera angustifolia D.Don
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Striga angustifolia (D. Don) C.J. Saldanha
- Vernacular name :
- Raati badanika (Telugu)
- Thiduvan (Malayalam)
- Habit : Herb
- Habitat : Open grassy places
- Comments / notes : In poor soil on plains; gravelly in scrub jungles to 1400m.
- Key identification features : Parasite
- Flower, Fruit : July-November
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district, Kadapa district, Chittoor district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Maharashtra : Akola district
- Tamil Nadu : Dharmapuri district
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
- Meghalaya : Meghalaya
- Assam : Assam
- Nagaland : Nagaland
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Punjab : Punjab
- Mizoram : Mizoram
- Manipur : Manipur
- Tripura : Tripura
- Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Hainan, India, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Hainan, India, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- 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
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- 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
- N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
- 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.
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Striga angustifolia. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.
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