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Aeginetia indica L.

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Aeginetia indica L.
Aeginetia indica L.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymAeginetia aeginetia (L.) Huth
synonymAeginetia boninensis Nakai
synonymAeginetia indica var. alba Santapau
synonymAeginetia indica var. boninensis (Nakai) H. Harr.
synonymAeginetia indica var. gracilis Nakai
synonymAeginetia indica var. sekimotoana (Makino) Makino
synonymAeginetia mairei Leveille
synonymAeginetia pedunculata var. abbreviata (Ham. ex Benth.) G. Beck
synonymAeginetia saccharicola Bakh.
synonymAeginetia sekimotoana Makino
synonymOrobanche aeginetia L.
synonymOrobanche ramosa var. indica (L.) O. Kuntze
synonymPhelipaea abbreviata (Hamilton) Steudel
synonymPhelipaea indica A. Spreng. ex Steud.
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Forest Ghost Flower
Hindi
  • आँकुरी बाँकुरी Aankuri Bankuri
Malayalam
  • Keerippovu
  • കീരിപൂ Keeripu
Marathi
  • गुलाबदाणी Gulabdani
Other
  • Aeginetia
  • Forest Ghost Flower
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Habit: Herb
    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Root stock short, horizontal; scapes many, erect, unbranched, naked, glabrous, deep pink or brown, 15-30 cm long. Flowers solitary; bracts and bracteoles absent; calyx 2 cm long, glabrous, reddish; corolla 3 cm long, dark purple, tube broad, lobes equal, rounded, glabrous; upper stamens with one anther lobe; lower stamen with one sterile and one fertile lobes. Capsule 2 cm long, dehisce apically; seeds many, white, rugose
      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        No Data
        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: August-September
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Miscellaneous Details
          Notes: Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests, Root Parasite
          G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            No Data
            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat
            Wet places
            Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
              Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Description
                Global Distribution

                India: Throughout

                Local Distribution

                Assam

                Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Maharashtra: Kolhapur, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara, Sindhudurg, Thane Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Hassan, N. Kanara, Shimoga Kerala: Idukki, Kannur, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malapuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wynad Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Nilgiri
                  G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                  Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    Global Distribution

                    Indo-Malesia and Japan

                    Indian distribution

                    State - Kerala, District/s: Wayanad, Palakkad, Kottayam, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur

                    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      No Data
                      📚 Occurrence
                      No Data
                      📚 Uses and Management
                      Uses

                      System of Medicines Used In

                      Folk medicine
                      Folk medicine
                      Traditional chinese medicine
                      Traditional chinese medicine
                      System Of Medicines Used In

                      Folk medicine, Traditional chinese medicine

                      FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2678
                      Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2678
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
                      Licenses CC_BY
                      References 
                        No Data
                        📚 Information Listing
                        References
                        1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2678
                        1. Aeginetia indica L., Sp. Pl. 632. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 320. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 974(685). 1924; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 289. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 198. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 323. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 288. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 551. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 328. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 333. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 18. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 327. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 479. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 284. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 218. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 489. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 365. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 590. 2009.
                        1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Matthew 1983
                        Information Listing > References
                        1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2678
                        2. Aeginetia indica L., Sp. Pl. 632. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 320. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 974(685). 1924; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 289. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 198. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 323. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 288. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 551. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 328. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 333. 1994; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 18. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 327. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 479. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 284. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 218. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 489. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 365. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 590. 2009.
                        3. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Matthew 1983

                        Floristic enumeration of Torna Fort (Western Ghats, India): a storehouse of endemic plants

                        Journal of Threatened Taxa
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                        📚 Meta data
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                        🐾 Taxonomy
                        RootRoot
                        KingdomPlantae
                        PhylumTracheophyta
                        ClassMagnoliopsida
                        OrderLamiales
                        FamilyOrobanchaceae
                        GenusAeginetia
                        SpeciesAeginetia indica L.
                        📊 Temporal Distribution
                        📷 Related Observations
                        👥 Groups
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