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Sapria himalayana
| Sapria himalayana | |
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| Sapria himalayana flower | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Rafflesiaceae |
| Genus: | Sapria |
| Species: | S. himalayana
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| Binomial name | |
| Sapria himalayana | |
| Synonyms | |
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Richthofenia siamensis Hosseus[3] | |
Sapria himalayana, commonly known as the hermit's spittoon,[4] is a rare holoparasitic flowering plant related to Rafflesia found in the Eastern Himalayas.[3][5] Sapria himalayana represents the extreme manifestation of the parasitic mode, being completely dependent on its host plant for water, nutrients and products of photosynthesis which it sucks through a specialised root system called haustoria.[5] These haustoria are attached to both the xylem and the phloem of the host plant.
- ^ Nayar, M.P. & Sastry, A.R.K. (1988) Red Data Book of Indian Plants, Botanical Survey of India
- ^ Griffith (1844) Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond., 1: 217
- ^ a b "Sapria", Flora of China 5: 271. 2003. PDF
- ^ Bänziger, H., B. Hansen, K. Kreetiyutanont 2000 A new form of the hermit's spittoon, Sapria himalayana Griffith f. albovinosa Bänziger and Hansen f. nov. (Rafflesiaceae), with notes on its ecology. Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam 48: 213-219.
- ^ a b Adhikari, D., Arunachalam, A., Majumder, M., Sarmah, R. & Khan, M.L. (2003) "A rare root parasitic plant (Sapria himalayana Griffith.) in Namdapha National Park, northeastern India", Current Science 85 (12), p. 1669. PDF
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