Striga angustifolia (D. Don) C.J. Saldanha
Striga angustifolia (D. Don) C.J. Saldanha
Striga angustifolia (D. Don) C.J. Saldanha
MH471 : Striga angustifolia
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Buchnera angustifolia D. Don;
Buchnera bifida Buch.-Ham.;
Buchnera denticulata Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.;
Buchnera euphrasioides Benth.;
Buchnera hirsuta Wall.;
Striga euphrasioides (Benth.) Benth.;
Striga glabrata Benth.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Thiduvan |
| Plant Family | : | Orobanchaceae |
| Description | : | Annual erect scabrid herbs, often semiparasites; stem obtusely 4-angled. Leaves 1-2 x 0.2-0.4 cm, linear, setulose on both sides, ciliolate along margins, upper leaves smaller. Flowers subsessile, white in terminal lax bracteate spikes; bracteoles 2. Calyx tubular 10-15-ribbed, lobes c. 3 x 1 mm, linear, setulose. Corolla c. 1 cm long, tube strigose on upper half, incurved above the middle, lobes spreading, emarginate and orbicular. Stamens 4, didynamous, included; anthers 1-celled. Capsule c. 6 mm long, oblong, prominently ribbed, setose. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Grassy areas |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book |
| Reference | : | ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
(2018 - 2019); Book PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Lamiales |
| Family | : Orobanchaceae |
| Genus | : Striga |
| Species | : Striga angustifolia (D. Don) C.J. Saldanha |