Biology:Aeginetia indica
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| 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 or root parasite of the plant family Orobanchaceae. It grows in moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests of tropical and subtropical Asia and New Guinea.[2][3][4] It parasitises plants of the families Cannaceae, Commelinaceae, Cyperaceae, Juncaceae, Poaceae, and Zingiberaceae.[5]
In many regions, including the Nepal Eastern Himalayas, Aeginetia indica is used for medicinal and ritual purposes.[6] For example, the entire plant is placed in shrines or on altars during the Teej festival as a symbol of Shiva and Parvati.
References
- ↑ English Names for Korean Native Plants. Pocheon: K noorea National Arboretum. 2015. pp. 343. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. http://www.forest.go.kr/kna/special/download/English_Names_for_Korean_Native_Plants.pdf. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ Aeginetia indica. In: Plants of the World Online London, Kew.
- ↑ Aeginetia indica (forest ghost flower), Vélez-Gavilán J, 2019. Invasive Species Compendium. Wallingford, UK
- ↑ "Forest Ghost Flower". http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Forest%20Ghost%20Flower.html. Retrieved 14 Jan 2014.
- ↑ "Aeginetia indica". Archived from the original on December 21, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111221111533/http://orowiki.org/wiki/Aeginetia_indica. 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. PMID 26912113.
Wikidata ☰ Q13014781 entry
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