Loranthus coccineus Jack

 
  • Family : LORANTHACEAE
    (Mistletoe Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BANDA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Loranthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Dendrophthoe coccinea (Jack) G.Don; Dendrophthoe racemifera (Wall. ex DC.) G.Don; Dithecina coccinea (Jack) Tiegh.; Dithecina racemifera Tiegh.; Loranthus bennettianus (Miq.) Benth. & Hook.f.; Phoenicanthemum bennettianum Miq.; Phoenicanthemum coccineum (Jack) Miq.; Phoenicanthemum kingii Tiegh.; Strepsimela coccinea Raf.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Helixanthera coccinea (Jack) Danser
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Key identification features : Stout shrubs; branchlets pale brown, tubercled; Leaves ovate to ovate-lanceolate, sparsely puberulous; Flowers in axillary, many flowered, rusty pubescent racemes, yellowish; Fruits ovoid, reddish brown.
  • Flower, Fruit : March- August
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : North and Middle Andaman,South Andaman,Rutland Island
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Borneo, China, India, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 232
    • 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=Loranthus coccineus. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

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