Epirixanthes elongata Blume

 
  • Family : POLYGALACEAE
    (Milkwort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SANJIVANI FAMILY (संजीवनी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Polygalaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Salomonia elongata (Blume) Kurz ex Koord.; Epirixanthes aphylla (Griff.) Merr.; Epirixanthes elongata f. alba Tsukaya & H.Okada; Epirixanthes linearis Blume; Epirixanthes tenella Hook.f.; Salomonia aphylla Griff.; Salomonia parasitica Griff.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Epirixanthes elongata Blume
  • Key identification features : Saprophytic, yellow-brown, annual herbs; Leaves reduced to a few brown scales, sessile, ovate-lanceolate; Spikes many, terminal, flowers densely arranged, cream-yellow; Capsules 2-celled, membranous; seeds rounded, small, black with an appendiculate strophiole, glabrous.
  • Distribution :
    • Mizoram : Dampatlang
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Borneo, China , Bhutan, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Singh, N. P., Singh, K. P., & Singh, D. K. (2002). Flora of Mizoram (Vol. 1). Botanical Survey of India. Pg. : 188-189
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Epirixanthes elongata. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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