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Monotropastrum humile

Ghost Plant
Also known as: Cheilotheca humilis (D.Don) H.Keng +18 more
  • Cheilotheca humilis (D.Don) H.Keng
  • Cheilotheca humilis f. glaberrima (H.Hara) S.S.Ying
  • Cheilotheca humilis var. glaberrima (H.Hara) Keng & C.F.Hsieh
  • Cheilotheca humilis var. pubescens (K.F.Wu) C.Ling
  • Cheilotheca humilis var. tripetala (Makino) S.S.Ying
  • Cheilotheca macrocarpa (Andres) Y.L.Chou
  • Cheilotheca pubescens (K.F.Wu) Y.L.Chou
  • Monotropa humilis D.Don
  • Monotropa uniflora var. pentadactyla Makino
  • Monotropa uniflora var. pentapetala Makino
  • Monotropa uniflora var. tripetala Makino
  • Monotropanthum ampullaceum Andres
  • Monotropastrum ampullaceum Andres
  • Monotropastrum arisanarum Andres
  • Monotropastrum baranovii Y.L.Chang & Y.L.Chou
  • Monotropastrum clarkei Andres
  • Monotropastrum globosum Andres ex H.Hara
  • Monotropastrum globosum f. roseum Honda
  • Monotropastrum globosum var. baranovii (Chang & Chou) Y.C.Chu, 1989
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Ericaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a holomycotrophic perennial.

Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Monotropastrum humile (commonly known as Ghost plant) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Ericaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Russian Far East
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Laos, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Primorye, Sakhalin, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

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