- Family : LORANTHACEAE
(Mistletoe Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : BANDA FAMILY
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Loranthaceae
- Synonym(s) : Elytranthe cochinchinensis (Lour.) G.Don; Loranthus cochinchinensis Lour.; Elytranthe ampullacea var. puberula Lecomte; Elytranthe ampullacea var. tonkinensis Lecomte; Elytranthe barnesii Gamble; Elytranthe carinatula G.Don; Elytranthe elmeri (Merr.) Merr.; Elytranthe fordii (Hance) Merr.; Elytranthe oleoides G.Don; Elytranthe pallens (Wall. ex DC.) G.Don; Elytranthe patula (Jack) G.Don; Elytranthe subglobosa (DC.) G.Don
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Macrosolen cochinchinensis (Lour.) Tiegh.
- Habit : Shrub (Parasitic)
- Comments / notes : Parasitic on Diospyros melanoxylon and Flacourtia indica
- Key identification features : Stout shrubs; branches drooping; Leaves elliptic, broadly elliptic or elliptic-Ianceolate; Flowers in axillary racemes, solitary or fascicled, greenish yellow; Fruits ellipsoid, pale yellow.
- Flower, Fruit : October- June
- Distribution :
- Odisha : Keonjhar district, Mayurbhanj district, Ganjam district, Khurda district
- Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Lohit, Kameng, Tirap
- Meghalaya : Meghalaya
- Assam : Assam
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
- Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, India , Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Islands, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Tropical Himalayas, Malaccas, Yunan, South China, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Celebes
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- 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=Macrosolen cochinchinensis. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.
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