Striga masuria (buch.-ham. ex Benth.) Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae > Striga

Characteristics

Perennials, 30-60 cm tall, entirely hispid. Stems erect, quadrangular, simple or weakly branched. Leaf blade linear, 2-3 cm, longest at middle of stem. Flowers solitary, rarely in a spike. Calyx ca. 1 cm at anthesis, to 1.5 cm in fruit, 15-ribbed; lobes ca. 2 X as long as tube, linear-elliptic. Corolla pink, white, or yellow; tube to 1.2 cm, apically curved forward; upper lip ca. 1/2 as long as lower, apex notched. Capsule ovoid, ca. 6 mm. Fl. summer-autumn.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.6
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
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Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Striga masuria world distribution map, present in China, India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:810036-1
WFO ID wfo-0001139961
COL ID 52ZKY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Striga wallichii Buchnera masuria Striga masuria