Magenta Ghost Flower
Christisonia tubulosa
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
- Flowering
- July-August
How to identify Magenta Ghost Flower
Identify Magenta Ghost Flower by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Magenta tubular flowers, root parasite.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Orobanchaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Magenta Ghost Flower.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Christisonia tubulosa
- Genus
- Christisonia
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen and shola forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-August
- 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 Magenta Ghost Flower itself; the rest are typical of the Orobanchaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Magenta Ghost Flower
A member of the Orobanchaceae family, Magenta Ghost Flower (Christisonia tubulosa) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. It grows in evergreen and shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to August.
Orobanchaceae
Broomrape Family
Magenta Ghost Flower belongs to the Orobanchaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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