Taxillus umbellifer (Schult. & Schult.f.) Danser

 
  • Family : LORANTHACEAE
    (Mistletoe Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BANDA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Santalaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cichlanthus umbellifer (Schult. & Schult.f.) Tiegh.; Dendrophthoe umbellifera (Schult. & Schult.f.) Blume; Loranthus umbellatus Wall.; Loranthus umbellifer Schult. & Schult.f.; Scurrula umbellifera (Schult. & Schult.f.) G.Don
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Taxillus umbellifer (Schult. & Schult.f.) Danser
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Warm broad-leaved forest and mountain slopes; 600 - 1500 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Recorded hosts include Pyrularia edulis and species of Symplocos.
  • Key identification features : Parasitic plant; Stout shrubs; young parts rusty-brown; Leaves fascicled, oblong-elliptic or ovate-oblong, glabrous; Flowers in umbels, whitish; Fruits turbinate.
  • Flower, Fruit : December-February
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Lohit, Kameng
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to South-East Tibet and Myanmar
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 213
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 148
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 356
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Taxillus umbellifer. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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