ye gu

Aeginetia indica L., commonly referred to as ye gu or Indian broomrape, is a root parasite in the Orobanchaceae family. It is native to moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests across tropical and subtropical Asia and New Guinea. The plant is a holoparasite and relies on hosts from the Cannaceae, Commelinaceae, Cyperaceae, Juncaceae, Poaceae, and Zingiberaceae families for nutrients and water. It was first described in 1753 and is distributed in regions including Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, and New Guinea.