Flowering class: Dicot
Habit: Herb
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Oligopholis tubulosa Wight |
🗒 Common Names
| Other |
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📚 Overview
Description
Habit: Herb
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
| Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Fleshy leafless parasitic herbs, 15-26 cm high. Stem scaly, simple or branched from the rootstock. Scales 2-3 mm long, ovate-lanceolate. Inflorescence terminal, lax racemes; pedicels 1-2.5 cm long. Calyx tubular; tube 0.8-1.2 cm long; lobes obtuse. Corolla funnel-shaped, purplish white; tube 2.5-4 cm long, 2-lipped, 5-lobbed; lobes orbicular, subequal, lower lip yellowish at throat. Stamens 4, didynamous, connivent in pairs; anthers 2-celled, 1 cell perfect, other sterile, spurred. Ovary 1-celled, ovules many; style slender; stigma peltate. Capsule 0.8-1.2 cm long, ovoid. Seeds many, minute, calyx tube persistent in fruits.
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Miscellaneous Details
Notes: Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests, Root Parasite
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
| Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Evergreen and shola forests
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Description
Global Distribution
Southern Western Ghats
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: Palakkad, Kottayam, Kozhikkode, Alappuzha, Idukki, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Karnataka: Hassan, Mysore
Kerala: Idukki, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram
Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Dindigul, Nilgiri, Theni, Tirunelveli, Virudhunagar
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
| Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Endemic Distribution
Southern Western Ghats
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
No Data
📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Oligopholis tubulosa Wight, Ic. t. 1422. 1849.
- Christisonia tubulosa (Wight) Benth. ex Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 321. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 975(685). 1924; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 290. 1984; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 289. 1989; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 334. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 226. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 284. 1998; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 106. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 219. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 490. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 366. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 513. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 591. 2009.
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
Information Listing > References
- Oligopholis tubulosa Wight, Ic. t. 1422. 1849.
- Christisonia tubulosa (Wight) Benth. ex Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 321. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 975(685). 1924; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 290. 1984; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 289. 1989; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 334. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 226. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 284. 1998; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 106. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 219. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 490. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 366. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 513. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 591. 2009.
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Lamiales |
| Family | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus | Christisonia |
| Species | Christisonia tubulosa (Wight) Benth. ex Hook. fil. |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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