Taxillus bracteatus Tiegh.

 
  • Family : LORANTHACEAE
    (Mistletoe Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BANDA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : LORANTHACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Taxillus bracteatus Tiegh.
  • Habit : Parasite
  • Comments / notes : On hills to 1000m.
  • Flower, Fruit : February-October
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district, Kurnool district, Vishakapatnam district
    • Telangana : Ranga Reddy district
    • Tamil Nadu : Shevaroy Hills (Salem district)
  • Native : India
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Taxillus bracteatus. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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