Is it Amar Bill ?

[Thiruvengadam Ekambaram]

Friends

I was in Bharatpur(Keoladeo) National Park - Rajasthan, 5 to 6 Jan.
2009. This plant picture I took it there.
I was told this climer destroy the host tree and it is having medicinal value.
ID please

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[Neil Soares]

Hi Mr.Ekambaran,     It looks like Dodder [Cascuta reflexa] a total parasite locally called Amar-vel.                              With regards,                                 Neil Soares. --- On Thu, 1/8/09, Thiruvengadam Ekambaram <ethiruv...@gmail.com> wrote:

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Neil ji.

Links for Cuscuta reflexa (Doddar): http://flickr.com/photos/8108294@N05/2161031273 (flower picture), http://flickr.com/photos/8108294@N05/2161030887 (leaves picture), http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Cuscuta+reflexa (details), http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Cuscuta+reflexa (details with uses etc.),

2009/1/8 Neil Soares <drneil...@yahoo.com>

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