Scurrula parasitica L.

 
  • Family : LORANTHACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Santalaceae
  • Species : Scurrula parasitica
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Scurrula parasitica L.
  • Common name : Pomegranate Honey suckle
  • Collection Nos : HFP 1500, CJS 12003, Cramer 4484
  • 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
  • Native : North Africa
  • Comments : Common parasite on fruit trees.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary, Chikamagalur, Dakshina Kannada, Davanagere, Hassan, Kodagu, Mysore, Tumkur, Uttara Kannada
  • Floras referred : Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Hassan; Gowda, 2004 - Sringeri; Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore; Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Coorg; Manjunath et al., 2003 - Davanagere

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