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Aeginetia indica It is also called as root parasite Aeginetia indica,Forest Ghost Flower,Geotagged,India,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

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  1. Nice to see a flower for a change, and a very beautiful one. Posted 8 years ago

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"Aeginetia indica" is a holoparasitic herb of the Orobanchaceae family of plants, which occurs in Asia and is commonly known as Forest Ghost Flower. It is a root-parasite commonly found in the monsoon season on the floors of moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests of India. The forest ghost flowerhost parasitises plants of the Cannaceae, Commelinaceae, Cyperaceae, Juncaceae, Poaceae, and Zingiberaceae.

Similar species: Lamiales
Species identified by nightjar6
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Uploaded Dec 19, 2015. Captured Sep 22, 2005 21:06 in SH 4, Choraundem, Goa 403505, India.
  • NIKON D50
  • f/16.0
  • 1/60s
  • 105mm