Christisonia calcarata

Glabrous herbs; stems to 6 cm long. Flowers many, closely packed; peduncle 1.5-2 cm long; bracts 5 x 7 mm, orbicular; calyx 22 mm long, lobes ovate, acute, cuspidate; corolla 4 cm long, more or less 2-lipped above, lobes rounded, glabrous; fertile anthers of upper stamens 3 x 2 mm, ovoid, sterile lobe 7 mm long, straight, compressed; filament 1 cm long; lower stamens with shorter anthers, filaments 2.5 cm long; ovary 7 x 3 mm, conical, glabrous; style 3 cm long, stigma peltate, pubescent. 

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Christisonia calcarata -enroute Matheran- PKA-Aug04 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) 
Christisonia calcarata was spotted en-route Matheran near the roots of Carvia callosa.
Family: Orobanchaceae.

Really a very beautiful plant … 

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Christisonia calcarata—-for sharing and validation : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)

Pics taken at Aambyvalley Rd., Lonavala, Pune in July15.

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Christisonia calcarata

A root parasite on Karvi plants

Family : Orabanchaceae

Beautiful and very good capture

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Christisonia calcarata – Enroute Gumtara Fort- PKA- July38 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)

Christisonia calcarata: Name: Christisonia calcarata
family: Orobanchaceae
Location: Panorama Point trail, Matheran
Date : 20th July`12
Habitat : Forest hill slope

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Christisonia calcarata : Matheran: 5 images. Clicked Christisonia calcarata at Matheran, in Karvi bushes, on 20th
July`12. I am of understanding that these root parasites have very short life.

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Christisonia calcarata :: Purandar:  Christisonia calcarata

Family : Orobanchaceae
Size of flower about 8 cm.
A root parasite growing on Carvia callosa was observed on /species/m—z/o/orobanchaceae/christisonia/christisonia-calcarata Purandar fort in August.

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Christisonia calcarata | Matheran : Attachments (1).  4 posts by 4 authors.

Christisonia calcarata  Matheran, Maharashtra July, 2013

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Beautiful specimen. Liked it..

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Christisonia calcarata :  Attachments (1). 7 posts by 5 authors.

Common name: Spurred Christisonia • Marathi: भुई नळा Bhui nala
Botanical name: Christisonia calcarata Family: Orobanchaceae (Broomrape family)
Matheran. MH.
10-7-2013 

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This one is simply superb. Liked the photograph..

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Superb clarity in the picture, this is not to be seen here in our area (Haryana)

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Beautiful capture. Just to add; for those who do not know……
Christisonia calcarata
This is a root parasite growing on Carvia callosa 

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Scrophulariaceae fortnight :: Christisonia calcarata Wight.; Purandar PuneSMP12 : 1 image. 2 posts by 2 authors.

Christisonia calcarata Wight

Family: Orobanchaceae

Herbs, root parasites; stem simple scaly; scales broadly ovate, obtuse. Flowers white, in racemes. Capsule upto 1 cm across, globose crowned by persistent calyx teeth. Seeds minute, reticulate, ovoid or subglobose.

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One of the recent paper on Christisonia calcarata :  Attachments (1). 7 posts by 6 authors.

Glad to inform you that, “Lectotypification and notes on the identity of Christisonia calcarata (Orobanchaceae)” got published in current issue of Rheedea. In addition, one of the pictures also selected for cover page in the same issue. http://www.iaat.org.in/rheedea23.html

Please find the attached article.

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Thanks … for sharing this article. I had read your article. Cover page photograph is too good. Congratulations … It reminded me of my sighting of this sp. at Prabalgad near Karvy bushes.

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Acanthaceae Fortnight ::Christisonia calcarata on roots of Carvia callosa: Prabalgad : PKA-MAR77/77::: : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2)

Came across this root Parasitic herb on the roots of Carvia callosa at “Prabalgad Fort” near Panvel, Maharashtra. I had spotted this root parasite at many other places but always under Carvia Callosa plant..
Bot.Name: Christisonia calcarata   
Family:  Orobanchaceae

 

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near Panvel, Maharashtra– Aug’09;

Christisonia calcarata – indiantreepix | Google Groups

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