Aeginetia (Sturtevant, 1919)

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Sturtevant, Notes on edible plants, 1919
Aeginetia (Sturtevant, 1919)
Aegle


Aeginetia indica

Aeginetia indica Linn. Orobanchaceae.

Tropics of Asia. An annual, leafless, parasitic herb, growing on the roots of various grasses in India and the Indian Archipelago. Prepared with sugar and nutmeg, it is there eaten as an antiscorbutic[1].
  1. Black, A. A. Treas. Bot. 1:23. 1870.