Pan India Bouquets

Monotropa uniflora L.

Family : Monotropaceae
(Indian Pipe Family)
Family (Hindi name) : MONOTROPA FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Ericaceae
Synonym(s) : Hypopitys uniflora (L.) Crantz; Monotropa brittonii Small; Monotropa morisoniana Michx.; Monotropa morisonii Pers.; Monotropa uniflora f. rosea Fosberg; Monotropa uniflora var. typica Domin
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Monotropa uniflora L.
Common name : Ghost plant, Ghost pipe, Indian pipe
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Damp deciduous and Warm broad-leaved and oak forests; 100 - 2440 m. altitude
Comments / notes : The plant is sometimes completely waxy white, but often has black flecks or pale pink coloration. Rare variants may have a deep red color.
Flower, Fruit : September-November
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, China, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, East Himalaya, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Japan, Kansas, Kentucky, Korea, Kuril Is., Labrador, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba,
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : North Pakistan to Russian Far East and Japan, Canada to U.S.A.
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
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Monotropa uniflora. Downloaded on 2 December 2023.

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