This is a great information fro, Satish Ji ... I was never aware that this plant is parasitic .... Tanay
On 17 January 2012 05:22, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes Nidhan ji > I located mine also, Buchnera hispida identified from Flora Simlensis. I > find this Flora very handy for most Himalayan plants. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 6:48 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> *Buchnera hispida* From me too. >> A hemiparasitic root parasite plant species earlier from Family >> Scrophulariaceae now included in Orobanchaceae. >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 1:43 PM, Nidhan Singh >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Dear All, >>> >>> This small herb with beautiful pink-purple flowers was photographed in >>> September 2011 from near Chakrata (Uttarakhand). I think this is a species >>> of Buchnera. Hope to find the proper identification. >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> >>> Dr. Nidhan Singh >>> Department of Botany >>> I.B. (PG) College >>> Panipat-132103 Haryana >>> Ph.: 09416371227 >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Dr Satish Phadke >> > > > > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected] *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/

