Aeginetia indica L. Family - Orobanchaceae Common name - Forest ghost flower Habit - Holoparasitic herb

Aeginetia indica L.

Family - Orobanchaceae

Common name - Forest ghost flower

Habit - Holoparasitic herb

Habitat - moist deciduous, Shaded forest floor covered with leaf litter.

(Photo credit - Sweta Mishra)

Note - The entire plant is placed in shrines or on altars during Teej festival as a symbol of Shiva & Parvati in Nepal, Eastern Himalayas.

Medicinal uses - It is used as a traditional folk medicine in Taiwan & other countries to treat diabetes.

Sugimani Marndi

(Biodiversity and Conservation Lab., Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Cuttack, Odisha)

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