- 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.
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