Gleadovia konyakianorum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Orobanchaceae |
Genus: | Gleadovia |
Species: | G. konyakianorum
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Binomial name | |
Gleadovia konyakianorum Odyuo, D.K.Roy & Aver.
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Gleadovia konyakianorum is a species of parasitic plant native to the Mon district in Nagaland, India. [1] [2] [3]
The species named in honour of the Konyak people in Nagaland. [4]
The species is a holoparasite, meaning that it derives its entire nutritional requirement from its host plant, which is a species of the genes Strobilanthes. It has no chlorophyll, but has a vascular system and absorbs nutrients from the host plant using a haustorium. The species is a root parasite, grows up to a height of 10 cm and bears white and tubular flowers.