Striga angustifolia (D. Don) C.J. Saldanha, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 5: 70 70 1963. (syn: Buchnera angustifolia D. Don (ambiguous synonym); Buchnera bifida Buch.-Ham.; Buchnera denticulata Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Buchnera euphrasioides Benth. (ambiguous synonym); Buchnera hirsuta Wall.; Striga euphrasioides (Benth.) Benth.; Striga glabrata Benth.); China (Hainan), Bhutan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar [Burma], Nepal, Sri Lanka,
Vietnam, Cocos (Keeling) Isl. (I), Java, Indonesia, Pakistan (Sind, Baluchistan,
Pakistani Punjab, Rawalpindi), Lakshadweep Isl. (Laccadives), Malawi,
Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, ?Guinea-Bissau, Tanzania, Oman (Dhofar) as per Catalogue of Life;
Sharing some pictures for ID shot at Gund Bhaktapur Nepal on 11 September 2016 at 5100 ft. Orobanchaceae member ? Striga species ? I guess it is matching with Striga angustifolia (D. Don) C. J. Saldanha based on flower, color of flower, stem and altitude as per eflora Nepal. Request for further validation whether it is S. angustifolia or S. masuria. Do you have images of the habit ? Pl. also see
If we follow the Flora of China keys, it should be Striga densiflora (which gives its distribution in China, India, Sikkim) But it is not given in the checklist of Nepal.
The calyx is 15-ribbed and the lobes are as long as the tube. So, this should be Striga angustifolia. Pl. have a look at these images- these look different from the images you commented upon. I guess it is matching with Striga angustifolia (D. Don) Saldanha. Other 3 listed in Nepal does not match. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=131731 I feel it is slight difference from S. densiflora and S. angustifloia. Different images are found for the same sp. in the web. Could some one verify with the images of herbarium ? You have to go through the keys in FOC and decide. I feel it is slight difference from S. densiflora and S. angustifloia. Different images are found for the same sp. in the web. Could some one verify with the images of herbarium ? You have to go through the keys in FOC and decide. The calyx is 15-ribbed and the lobes are as long as the tube. So, this should be Striga angustifolia as per keys at Flora of China Please identify this herb from Kannur District of Kerala. It is Striga angustifolia (D.Don) C.J. Saldanha, Calyx 9-10 mm, 15-ribbed, hispidulous along ribs; (Important feature to identify)
Location: Pilot Baba Ashram, Suryabinayak, Nepal Date: 29 July 2018 Elevation: 5000 ft. Habit : Wild Again I forgot its ID which was already Identified and did not find in the mail list. Pl. check Thank you ...! It is Striga but I could not come to the conclusion as earlier in this case. Pl. follow the keys in FOC. The calyx is 15-ribbed and the lobes are as long as the tube. So, this should be Striga angustifolia as per keys at Flora of China Plant for ID: (mixed thread): 4 correct image as above (2nd set) I photographed this plant today at my farm near Bandhavgarh. Plant height is about 20 cm flowers across about 2 cm. May I request to help in ID please. Striga densiflora Orobanchaceae; earlier Scrophulariaceae. Root parasite on some grasses Yes This is striga densiflora I think this is Striga angustifolia. The first picture shows 3 nerves per calyx lobe (to be verified), totaling 15 nerves thus qualifying to be S. angustifolia. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=131731 In S. densiflora, the calyx is totally 5-nerved, 1 per lobe, as seen here:
Striga angustifolia (D.Don) C.J.Saldanha : 7 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (7)- around 900 kb each. Location: Bindhabasini Indra Daha, Kathmandu Altitude: 1732 m. Date: 18 August 2019 Habit : Wild … would say, "look at calyx" I ask for habit and wide view as well. 3 ribs per calyx lobe makes it Striga angustifolia. Beautiful images...… nice portray of characters. agree with … and hence now with ... good pictures
Agra02 : 9 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3) I'd for this small plant requested 5 November 19 Agra, U.P. Striga angustifolia (D.Don) C.J.Saldanha ?? Thanks ... it's matches. Striga angustifolia ... I concur with ... yes Scrophulariaceae fortnight :: FOR ID :: Striga ¿ densiflora / angustifolia ? :: DV25 : 4 images. 3 posts by 2 authors. Striga ¿ densiflora / angustifolia ? ... also placed in Orobanchaceae at Pateshwar near Satara on 08 SEP 12 efi page on Striga densiflora & Striga angustifolia I guess correct ...!
DV :: 08 SEP 12 - 0256 :: Striga ¿ densiflora / angustifolia ? at Pateshwar: Pateshwar in Satara ... about 2700 - 3300 ft asl Date & time: September 8, 2012 at 2.56pm Habitat: hill with semi-evergreen forest Habit: herb about 20 cm high, flower 5 - 6 mm across ... the first among photos below is cropped to get closer to the flower - to see the calyx lobe. Not sure if this is single-veined OR three-veined calyx lobe. I think Striga densiflora The calyx is 15-ribbed and the calyx lobes are almost as long as the corolla tube. So, this should be Striga angustifolia as per keys at Flora of China Looks like S. angustifolia! Thank you very much for this validation, ..., will revise my notes at flickr. Striga angustifolia (D.Don) C.J.Saldanha : 5 posts by 1 author. 5 images- 5 to 7 mb each. Location: Pharping, Kathmandu, Nepal Altitude: 1500m. Date: 01 August 2020 Habit : Wild References: |
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