Aeginetia indica
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| Forest Ghost Flower, Aeginetia indica | |
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| Species: | A. indica
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| Aeginetia indica Linnaeus, 1753
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Aeginetia indica, commonly known as Indian broomrape[1] or forest ghost flower, is a holoparasitic herb of the Orobanchaceae family of plants, which occurs in Asia. It is a root-parasite commonly found in the monsoon season on the floors of moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests of India.[2] The forest ghost flowerhost parasitises plants of the Cannaceae, Commelinaceae, Cyperaceae, Juncaceae, Poaceae, and Zingiberaceae.[3]
The herbal plant's roots and flowers are used for medical purposes.[4]
References
- ^ English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 343. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Forest Ghost Flower". FlowersofIndia.net. Retrieved 14 Jan 2014.
- ^ "Aeginetia indica". Orowiki. Archived from the original on December 21, 2011. Retrieved 14 Jan 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Aeginetia indica Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 632. 1753". Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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