Helixanthera parasitica Lour.

 
  • Family : ELAEAGNACEAE
    (Oleaster Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ELAEAGNUS FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Loranthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Helicia parasitica Pers.; Helixanthera annamica Danser; Helixanthera parviflora Danser; Helixanthera sumatrana Danser; Helixanthera xestophylla (Miq.) Danser; Lanthorus blumeanus Tiegh.; Lanthorus cumingii Tiegh.; Lanthorus macrostachys Tiegh.; Lanthorus pentasepalus Tiegh.; Lanthorus spicifer C.Presl; Leucobotrys adpressa Tiegh.; Loranthus adpressus (Tiegh.) Engl.; Loranthus blumeanus (Tiegh.) Engl.; Loranthus cumingii (Tiegh.) Engl.; Loranthus macrostachys Korth.; Loranthus spicifer (C.Presl) Fern.-Vill.; Loranthus xestophyllus (Miq.) Merr.; Phoenicanthemum xestophyllum Miq.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Helixanthera parasitica Lour.
  • Habit : Parasitic shrub
  • Key identification features : Large parasitic shrubs; branches spreading, stout, swollen at nodes; Leaves lanceolate, ovate-Ianceolate or elliptic-Ianceolate, young ones reddish; Flowers in axillary racemes, scarlet-red; Fruits ovoid, red.
  • Flower, Fruit : March- September
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Lohit, Kameng, Subansiri, Tirap
  • Native : Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, India, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, India, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 354
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Helixanthera parasitica. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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