Family: Orobanchaceae Distribution:Occasional in hilly ares of India.Photographed at Narasimha konda of Nellore district, A.P, India 10-15 cm tall leafless herb with simple stem/scape with purplish red color. This a total root parasite on dicot plants.with fleshy interlaced roots. It grows on many different plants. Flowers relatively large, calyx spathaceous, split infront to the base; corolla purple, incurved, 2 lipped,lobes 5 broad, stamens 4 didynamous included, ovary i celled, 2 placentas, style slender stigma peltate, placentas multifid.