Research Article | Published: 07 January 2026

Aeginetia indica (Orobanchaceae): A new distributional record from Amrabad Tiger Reserve, Nallamala Hills of Eastern Ghats, India

Manchiryala  Ravikanth, Gajjala Bapureddy, Akhil Goud, Sunil. S.  Hiremath, Revanth Chandra, Imran Siddiqui, Gollamandala Ravi and Manojkumar

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 48 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 310-313 | 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2026-N8C102 | Cite this article

Abstract

Aeginetia indica L. (Orobanchaceae), an obligate root holoparasitic angiosperm, is reported here as a new distributional record for the state of Telangana, India. The species was collected from the Marlapaya forest, Lingal Range, Amrabad Tiger Reserve, Nallamala hills of the Eastern Ghats, growing as a root holoparasite on grasses. A taxonomic description, along with notes on habitat, host association, phenology, distribution, colour photographs and herbarium voucher data, is provided here to facilitate easy identification and to document this extension in the known geographical range of the species in peninsular India.

Keywords

Holoparasite, New addition, Nallamala hills, Orobanchaceae, Peninsular India

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Ravikanth, M., Bapureddy, G., Goud, A., Hiremath, S.S., Chandra, R., Siddiqui, I., Ravi, G. and Manojkumar, 2025. Aeginetia indica (Orobanchaceae): A new distributional record from Amrabad Tiger Reserve, Nallamala Hills of Eastern Ghats, India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 48(4), pp.310-313. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2026-N8C102

Publication History

Manuscript Received on 01 December 2025

Manuscript Revised on 24 December 2025

Manuscript Accepted on 27 December 2025

Manuscript Published on 07 January 2026

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