EPPO Global Database

Striga asiatica(STRLU)

Overview
Code created in: 2004-04-23

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: STRLU
  • Preferred name: Striga asiatica
  • Authority: (Linnaeus) Kuntze

Notes

Native to Western Asia, Himalayas, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, China (including Taiwan), Indochina, Malesia, Africa (except northwest), Madagascar.


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Buchnera hirsuta Bentham
Striga asiatica var. lutea Kuntze
Striga lutea Loureiro
Striga lutea var. lutea Loureiro

Common names
Name Language
Asiatic witchweed English
common mealie witchweed English
maize witchweed English
red witchweed English (US)
rotes Zauberkraut German
goutte de sang French
herbe feu French
hierba bruja Spanish
erva-de-bruxa Portuguese (BR)
estriga-amarela Portuguese
dú jiǎo jīn Chinese
独脚金 Chinese