Dendrophthoe falcata (L.f.) Etting.

 
  • Family : LORANTHACEAE
    (MISTLETOE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Loranthaceae
  • Species : Dendrophthoe falcata
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Dendrophthoe falcata (L.f.) Ettingsh.
  • Common name : Long-leaved Mistletoe
  • Vernacular name : Badanka (Hin.); Bandanki, Marabaksha, Bende (Kan.); Ottu (Tam.); Badanka, Jiddu (Tel.); Madang, Malang, Bridhango (Ori.); Vrushadani (San.)
  • Key identification features : A perennial woody parasite with leaves of variable shape and texture. Flowers are long (2.5-5 cm), tubular, showy, with variable colours and arranged closely on a short inflorescence stalk. Fruit is a berry with viscid pulp.
  • Habit : Parasite
  • Comments : Fairly common on wide variety of trees on plains to 1000 m.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Himalaya, Thailand, Indo-China, Australia
  • Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Dendrophthoe falcata. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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