Macrosolen parasiticus (L.) Danser

 
  • Family : LORANTHACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Loranthaceae
  • Species : Macrosolen parasiticus
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Elytranthe parasitica (L.) Danser
  • Common name : Parasite Honey suckle
  • Collection Nos : KFP 1228, KFP 8737, KFP 12890
  • Key identification features : A large parasitic shrub. Leaves are simple, ovate and acuminate. Flowers are in racemes. Corolla usually variegated, tube scarlet or pink changing to yellow. Fruit is a berry, tipped green with cylindric calyx limb.
  • Habit : Parasite
  • Native : India, Sri Lanka
  • Comments : Frequent parasite on mango tree
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bangalore, Chikamagalur, Dakshina Kannada, Hassan, Kodagu, Mysore, Shimoga, Tumkur, Udupi, Uttara Kannada
  • Floras referred : Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Hassan; Saldanha, 1996; Gowda, 2004 - Sringeri; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi; Bhaskar & Kushalappa, 2013- Flora of Tumkur District

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