Aeginetia indica




Family Orobanchaceae
Scientific name Aeginetia indica L.
Synonyms Aeginetia indica L. var. gracilis Nakai; Aeginetia japonica Siebold & Zuccarini; Orobanche aeginetia L.; Phelipaea indica (L.) Sprengel ex Steudel
Common name (Japanese common name) nanban-giseru (ナンバンギセル, 南蛮煙管 [meaning: foreign tobacco pipe])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka
Habitat Field
Chromosomal number 2n=30
Description Plants 15-25cm tall. Flowers calyxs ca. 2-3cm long, purple corollas 3-3.5cm long, flowering in August to October. Annual plants.
Reference Aeginetia indica L.
Aeginetia indica Linnaeus
Method for the treatment of cancer (US Patent 5366725/1994)
Antiviral agents from plant extraxts and use for treatment of viral infections (Canada Patent 2271622)
Note Parasitic plants (mainly Miscanthus sinensis, Saccharum officinarum or Zingiber mioga)



September 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park
September 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park



October 2007
at lowland field
October 2007
at lowland field
October 2007
at lowland field



October 2006
at lowland field