Alectra parasitica A.Rich.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae > Alectra

Characteristics

Leaves 5.5–7.5(17) x 1.5–2.5(4) mm., thick, spreading, subopposite to alternate, lanceolate-oblong, acute, remotely short-toothed, sessile, hispid to hispid-scabrid.
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Calyx 3.5–6.5 mm., shortly hispid-pubescent to glabrous; lobes 1.5–3 mm. long, broadly triangular, shortly hispid-ciliate.
Flowers solitary in axils of leaf-like bracts, shortly pedicellate; pedicels 1–1.5 mm. long.
Erect, (7)18–32 cm. tall; stems simple or branched, shortly pubescent to subglabrous.
Stamens subequal; filaments short, glabrous; anthers unequal, not apiculate.
Corolla yellow to orange with purplish venation, lobes subequal, rounded.
Bracteoles 1.5–3 x 0.2–0.75 mm., linear to filiform, shortly ciliate.
Bracts 2.5–6 x 0.5–1 mm., linear-lanceolate, hispid.
Capsule 4.5–6.5 x 5–6.5 mm., subspherical.
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.18 - 0.32
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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Constipation (rhizome), Edema (rhizome), Fever (rhizome), Intestinal diseases, parasitic (rhizome), Leprosy (rhizome), Paralysis (rhizome), Tuberculosis (rhizome), Bactericide (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Leprosy (unspecified), Tuberculosis (unspecified), Vitiligo (unspecified), Anti-bacterial agents (whole plant)
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:798778-1
WFO ID wfo-0000525419
COL ID BM38
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Synonyms

Melasma parasitica Alectra parasitica Glossostylis parasitica

Lower taxons

Alectra parasitica subsp. chitrakutensis