Scurrula parasitica L.

 
  • Family : LORANTHACEAE
    (MISTLETOE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Loranthaceae
  • Species : Scurrula parasitica
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Scurrula parasitica L.
  • Common name : Pomegranate Honey suckle
  • Vernacular name : Banda (Hin.); Malang (Ori.)
  • Collection Nos : FAP 41886
  • Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
  • Collection Date : 21/03/13
  • Collection Locality : Kalasamudram, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State
  • Habitat : Deciduous forest
  • Key identification features : A small parasitic shrub. Leaves are simple, opposite and covered with fine short hairs. Flowers are tubular (3-4 cm long), sessile, in axillary fascicles. Fruit is a berry with viscid pulp.
  • Habit : Parasite
  • Flower, Fruit : March-November
  • Comments : Common on hills above 600 m on deciduous trees.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : South & South-East Asia
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; 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=Scurrula parasitica. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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