BIMP Logo
SCFBio, IIT Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi
Medicinal Plant TaxID: 46029

Striga gesnerioides

Family: Orobanchaceae • Common: Cowpea Witchweed; Indigo Witchweed; Purple Witchweed; Purple witch; Tobacco Witchweed
2 Compounds Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina; Burundi; Cameroon; Cape Provinces; Cape Verde; Central African Republic; Chad; Congo; Egypt; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Free State; Gambia; Ghana; India; Ivory Coast; Kenya; KwaZulu-Natal; Lesotho; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mozam

Overview

Species Striga gesnerioides
Habit Herb
Habitat Deciduous forests; Scrub; Scrub jungles and deciduous forests; Wet forests
Distribution (India)
India Map

Synonyms

Vernacular Names

Natural Products