✿Orobanchaceae · Cistanche
Bublo / Desert Hyacinth
Cistanche tubulosa
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cistanche tubulosa
- Genus
- Cistanche
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Haryana
- Flowering & fruiting
- April
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Orobanchaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bublo itself; the rest are typical of the Orobanchaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Gujarati
- બુબલો bublo, પીળો આગીઓ pilo agio, પીળો જોગીડો pilo jogido
- Kachchhi
- જુગડો jugado, પીરો જોગીડો piro jogido
- Marathi
- भुईमोहर bhui-mohar
- Rajasthani
- भूंफोड़ bhuphor, लोंकी का मूळा lonki ka mula
About Bublo
A member of the Orobanchaceae family, Desert hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and 1 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from April.
Botanical family
Orobanchaceae
Broomrape Family
Bublo belongs to the Orobanchaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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