Rhamphicarpa longiflora Benth.

 
  • Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
    (FIGWORT FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Orobanchaceae
  • Species : Rhamphicarpa longiflora
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Rhamphicarpa fistulosa (Hochst.) Benth.
  • Key identification features : An erect hemiparasitic annual herb. Leaves are 3.5 cm long, pinnatisect with filiform segments. Flowers are white, solitary in leaf axils, shortly pedicellate. Capsule are about 1.2 cm long including the beak.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : August-November
  • Comments : Occasional on grasslands and open hill slopes. Prominent after rains during the monsoon.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Horsley Hills (Chittoor district) (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India, Australia
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Rhamphicarpa longiflora. Downloaded on 19 May 2024.

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