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Balanophora fungosa var. minor ssp. indica
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Family:
BALANOPHORACEAE
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Citation: Balanophora fungosa J.R. & G.Forst. ssp. indica (Arn.) Hansen var. minor (Eichl.) Hansen, Dansk. Bot. Ark. 28: 106. 1972; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 42. 1998.
Balanophora indica (Arn.) Wall. ex Griff. var. minor Eichl. in DC., Prodr. 17: 145. 1873.
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Description:
Herbs; root parasite, fleshy; root stock globular; peduncle stout, to 15 cm long, 2 cm thick, yellowish inside; covered by imbricating sheathing leaves. Flowers dioecious, densely packed in globose or oblong, heads; male and female flowers dissimilar. Male perianth lobes 5, valvate, erect, yellowish; stamens 5, filaments united into a column; anthers horse-shoe-shaped. Female perianth absent; ovary 1-celled; style long, slender, ovules solitary. Fruit a 1-seeded capsule.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-March
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Shola forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia to Australia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
Yes
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Flower colour(s):
Red, White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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