Monotropa uniflora L.

 
  • Family : MONOTROPACEAE
    (Indian Pipe Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : MONOTROPA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ericaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Hypopitys uniflora (L.) Crantz; Monotropa brittonii Small; Monotropa morisoniana Michx.; Monotropa morisonii Pers.; Monotropa uniflora f. rosea Fosberg; Monotropa uniflora var. typica Domin
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Monotropa uniflora L.
  • Common name : Ghost plant, Ghost pipe, Indian pipe
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Damp deciduous and Warm broad-leaved and oak forests; 100 - 2440 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : The plant is sometimes completely waxy white, but often has black flecks or pale pink coloration. Rare variants may have a deep red color.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-November
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Himachal Pradesh : Shimla district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, Bhutan, British Columbia, California, China, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Japan, Kansas, Kentucky, Korea, Kuril Islands, Labrador, Louisia
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : N. Pakistan to Russian Far East and Japan, Canada to Mexico
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 166
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 356
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 2, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 437-438
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Monotropa uniflora. Downloaded on 19 February 2025.

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