Family: Scrophulariaceae
Synonym: Buchnera gesnerioides Willd.
Vernacular name:
Allankizhangu
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Deciduous
forests, Grass land
Distribution: Africa,
Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent
Flowering and Fruiting: August-November
Key identification features: Erect parasitic herb with their leaves
are reduced to scales. These lanceolate, obtuse leaves are sessile. The spikes
are terminal. The corolla is pink.. The capsule is beaked, and features a persistent
style..
Use: An obligate hemi parasitic
angiosperm infects the roots of cowpea.
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