Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Monotropa hypopitys L.
Common name : Dutchman's pipe, False beech-drops, Pinesap, Yellow bird's-nest
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Shady cool broad-leaved and moist coniferous forests, 100 - 3280 m. altitude
Comments / notes : It does not contain chlorophyll; it is a myco-heterotroph, getting its food through parasitism upon fungi rather than photosynthesis. These fungi form a mycorrhiza with earby tree species.
Flower, Fruit : July-October
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
Native : Temperate Northern Hemisphere to Central America
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Temperate Northern Hemisphere to Central America
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 166; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 356