- Family : LORANTHACEAE
(Mistletoe Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : BANDA FAMILY
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Loranthaceae
- Basionym : Loranthus falcatus L.f.
- Synonym(s) : Lonicera zeylanica Gaertn.; Dendrophthoe bicolor (Roxb.) Mart.; Dendrophthoe discolor Barlow; Dendrophthoe elegans (Wall. ex DC.) Mart.; Dendrophthoe falcata var. amplexifolia (DC.) Rajasek.; Dendrophthoe falcata var. pubescens (Hook.f.) V.Chandras.; Dendrophthoe indica (Desr.) Miq.; Dendrophthoe koenigiana (C.Agardh ex Schult.f.) Blume; Loranthus amplexifolius DC.; Loranthus bicolor Roxb.; Loranthus claviger Wall.; Loranthus elegans Wall. ex DC.; Loranthus falcatus L.f.; Loranthus imbricatus Edgew.; Loranthus indicus Desr.; Loranthus koenigianus C.Agardh ex Schult. & Schult.f.; Loranthus lineatus Edgew.; Loranthus longiflorus var. amplexifolius (DC.) Thwaites; Loranthus loniceroides J.Koenig ex Schult. & Schult.f.; Loranthus pentandrus B.Heyne ex Schult. & Schult.f.; Loranthus sarcophyllus Wall.; Loranthus wightianus Wall.; Scurrula amplexifolia G.Don; Scurrula bicolor G.Don; Scurrula elegans G.Don; Scurrula falcata (L.f.) G.Don; Scurrula indica G.Don; Scurrula koenigiana G.Don; Treubella indica Tiegh.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dendrophthoe falcata (L.f.) Ettingsh.
- Common name : Long-leaved Mistletoe
- Vernacular name :
- Bandanki, Marabaksha, Bende (Kannada)
- Ottu (Tamil)
- Vrushadani (Sanskrit)
- Bandgul (Marathi)
- Chempoo, Chuvanna itthikkanni, Ithikkanni, Itthikkanni, Ithil, Kannirattinmelpulluni, Pullunni (Malayalam)
- Madang, Malang, Bridhango (Oria)
- Banda (Hindi)
- Banika, Jiddu (Telugu)
- Habit : Parasite
- Habitat : Tropical moist deciduous forests, Tropical dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Comments / notes : Often on plains to 1000m.
- Key identification features : Woody shrub, highly variable
- Flower, Fruit : December-May
- Distribution :
- Karnataka : All districts of Karnataka
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Maharashtra : Akola district
- Odisha : All districts of Odisha
- Tamil Nadu : All districts of Tamil Nadu
- Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
- Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Punjab : Punjab
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Himalayas, Thailand, China, Malesia, Australia
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
- Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
- Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan District
- Saldanha, 1996
- Rao & Razi, 1981 – Flora of Mysore
- Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 – Flora of Coorg district
- Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi
- Manjunath et al., 2003 – Flora of Davanagere
- Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 230
- G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 352
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dendrophthoe falcata. Downloaded on 7 September 2024.
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Botanical Description
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Herbarium Specimen(s)
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Line Drawings
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Field Image(s)
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Habitat
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India Distribution
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World Distribution
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