| Synonyms: |
Buchnera hermonthica Delile Striga campuleia Steud. Striga senegalensis Benth. |
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| Status: | Native |
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| Notes: | A rootparasite on grasses and often found on Maize and Sorghum. |
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| Habitat: | Mostly in ruderal places and cultivated fields. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 600 - 1400 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Mali, Mauritania, Gambia, Senegal, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Burkina, Niger, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan-South Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Keny |
| Botanical divisions: | V,VI,VII,VIII,IX,XI |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Fischer, E. & Hofmann, H.P. (2025). Orobanchaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 35 - 37. (Includes a picture). Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Page 129. |