Aeginetia indica
| Aeginetia indica | |
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| Forest ghost flower, Aeginetia indica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Aeginetia |
| Species: | A. indica
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| Binomial name | |
| 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 plant family Orobanchaceae, 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 flower parasitises plants of the families Cannaceae, Commelinaceae, Cyperaceae, Juncaceae, Poaceae, and Zingiberaceae.[3]
In many regions, including the Nepal Eastern Himalayas, A. indica is used for medicinal and ritual purposes.[4] For example. the entire plant is placed in shrines or on altars during Teej festival as a symbol of Shiva and Parvati.
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.
- ^ "Forest Ghost Flower". FlowersofIndia.net. Retrieved 14 Jan 2014.
- ^ "Aeginetia indica". Orowiki. Archived from the original on December 21, 2011. Retrieved 14 Jan 2014.
- ^ O'Neill, Alexander; Rana, Santosh (2017-07-16). "An ethnobotanical analysis of parasitic plants (Parijibi) in the Nepal Himalaya". Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 12 (14): 14. doi:10.1186/s13002-016-0086-y. PMC 4765049. PMID 26912113.
Categories:
- Orobanchaceae
- Flora of temperate Asia
- Flora of tropical Asia
- Plants used in traditional Chinese medicine
- Plants described in 1753
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Orobanchaceae stubs