Aeginetia indica explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: English Names for Korean Native Plants . . 2015 . 978-89-97450-98-5 . Pocheon . 343 . 25 January 2016 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170525105020/http://www.forest.go.kr/kna/special/download/English_Names_for_Korean_Native_Plants.pdf . 25 May 2017 .
  2. Aeginetia indica. In: Plants of the World Online London, Kew.
  3. Aeginetia indica (forest ghost flower), Vélez-Gavilán J, 2019. Invasive Species Compendium. Wallingford, UK
  4. Web site: Forest Ghost Flower . FlowersofIndia.net. 14 Jan 2014.
  5. Web site: Aeginetia indica . Orowiki . 14 Jan 2014 . December 21, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111221111533/http://orowiki.org/wiki/Aeginetia_indica.
  6. 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. 10.1186/s13002-016-0086-y. 26912113 . 4765049 . free .

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