Christisonia bicolor Gardner

 
  • Family : OROBANCHACEAE
    (Broomrape Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : MISSI FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orobanchaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Christisonia bicolor Gardner
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Parasite
  • Flower, Fruit : July-August
  • Collection Nos : HFP 367, CJS 14495
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Hassan district, Chikkamagaluru district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Theni district
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Flora of Hassan district, Karnataka
    • Balakrishna Gowda & A.N. Sringesh 2004 – Sringeri (checklist unpublished)
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Ravichandran, V. 2016. Taxonomic and Phytogeographical investigation on endemic plants of Western Ghats with special reference to Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary of Tamil Nadu (Ph.D. thesis work)
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Christisonia bicolor. Downloaded on 13 December 2024.

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