Helicanthes elastica (Desr.) Danser

 
  • Family : LORANTHACEAE
    (MISTLETOE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Loranthaceae
  • Species : Helicanthes elastica
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Unresolved
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0640
  • Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., Navendu Page, K.R.K.Swamy & K.Sankara Rao
  • Collection Date : 24/03/16
  • Collection Locality : Way to Sholakkadu, Kolli Hills, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu State
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • Habitat : Evergreen forest
  • Habit : Parasite
  • Flower, Fruit : April-December
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Often on hills as a parasite on evergreen and shola trees.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kanchipuram district, Melpatti R.F. (Vellore district, former North Arcot), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Tiruchirapalli district (Tamil Nadu State)
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature : Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.; Pullaiah, T & Ali Moulali, D., 1997. Flora of Andhra Pradesh. Vol. 2.
  • 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=Helicanthes elastica. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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