Aankuri Bankuri / Forest Ghost Flower
Aeginetia indica
- Habit
- Parasite-Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Assam, Meghalaya & more
- Flowering
- July-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Aeginetia indica
- Genus
- Aeginetia
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Habit
- Parasite-Herb
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forest and shady places
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Southeast Asia
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Himalayas, Myanmar, China, Japan, Philippines, Malay Peninsula
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Assam, Meghalaya, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Orobanchaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Aankuri Bankuri itself; the rest are typical of the Orobanchaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- आँकुरी बाँकुरी Aankuri bankuri
- Malayalam
- കീരിപൂ Keeripu, ചെങ്കുമിൾ
- Marathi
- गुलाबदाणी Gulabdani
About Aankuri Bankuri
Forest Ghost Flower (Aeginetia indica) is a species in the Orobanchaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Assam, Meghalaya and 12 other states. It grows in semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forest and shady places. Flowering and fruiting run from July to December.
Orobanchaceae
Broomrape Family
Aankuri Bankuri belongs to the Orobanchaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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