Abstract
The present work is a systematic enumeration of parasitic angiosperm diversity of Purulia district, the western most part of West Bengal and last step of Chhotanagpur plateau. A total of 16 species of parasitic angiosperms under 13 genera and 5 families are so far recorded during the survey. Orobanchaceae with 6 species stand for the most dominant family followed by Santalaceae (4 spp), Loranthaceae (3 spp), Convolvuaceae (2 spp) and Lauraceae (1 sp). Habitat wise, 9 species are stem parasites and rest 7 species are root parasites among the 16 species of recorded parasitic plants. The flowering and fruiting time, host range and nature of parasitism are also recorded during the study.
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