Striga angustifolia (D.Don) Sald.

 
  • 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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