Boschniakia himalaica Hook.f. & Thomson

 
  • Family : OROBANCHACEAE
    (Broomrape Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : MISSI FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orobanchaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Boschniakia handelii Beck; Boschniakia kawakamii Hayata; Xylanche kawakamii (Hayata) Beck
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Xylanche himalaica (Hook.f. & Thomson) Beck
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Slopes, forests, thickets; 2500 - 4400 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Parasitic on species of Rhododendron sp. The whole plant is used medicinally for regulating vital energy, alleviating pain, relieving cough, and reducing sputum.
  • Key identification features : Fleshy, tuberous root parasites, 20 40 cm high, pale brown; Scale many, rigid, oblong-ovate, brown; Flowers in axils of bracts on stout racemes, many, erect, white; Capsules oblong.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district,West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Qinghai, Taiwan, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Central Himalaya to West and Central China, Taiwan
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 190
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1332-1333
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 222
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Boschniakia himalaica. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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