Aeginetia indica

TaxID: 290220

Basic Information

Aeginetia indica

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Aeginetia indica, commonly known as Indian broomrape 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. It parasitises plants of the families Cannaceae, Commelinaceae, Cyperaceae, Juncaceae, Poaceae, and Zingiberaceae. In many regions, including the Nepal Eastern Himalayas, Aeginetia indica is used for medicinal and ritual purposes. For example, the entire plant is placed in shrines or on altars during the Teej festival as a symbol of Shiva and Parvati.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Lamiales

Orobanchaceae

Aeginetia

Aeginetia indica

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Morphological Features

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Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

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Quarantine Status (5 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Egypt Abesent —
Indonesia Absent —
Sri Lanka Quarantine pests —
Malaysia Quarantine pests —
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

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Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR9959048 fruit not collected - 25695649 China: Yingde Guangdong
SRR9959047 stem not collected - 26670366 China: Yingde Guangdong
SRR9959046 flower not collected - 29485297 China: Yingde Guangdong

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