About Long-leaved Mistletoe
Dendrophthoe falcata is one of the hemiparasitic plants that belong to the mistletoe family Loranthaceae. It is the most common of all the mistletoes that occur in India. At the moment reports say that it has around 401 plant hosts. The genus Dendrophthoe comprises about 31 species spread across tropical Africa, Asia, and Australia (Flora of China, 2003) among which 7 species are found in India. D.falcata bears grey bark, thick coriaceous leaves variable in shape with stout flowers (Wealth of India. 2002).
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dendrophthoe falcata
- Genus
- Dendrophthoe
- Family
- LORANTHACEAE
- Habit
- Parasite
- Habitat
- Moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Himalayas, Thailand, China, Malesia to Australia
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- बंदा Banda, बंदा पाठा Banda Patha
- Bengali
- মধুপায়ী ধাইরা
- Tamil
- புல்லுரீ Pulluri, புல்லுருவீ Pulluruvi, உசீ Uchi
- Telugu
- జిద్దూ Jiddu, యెలింగా Yelinga
- Kannada
- ಮದುಕ Maduk, ಬದನಿಕೆ Badanike, ಬಂದನಿಕೆ
- Malayalam
- Ittikkanni, ഇത്തിൾക്കണ്ണി
- Marathi
- वंदा Vanda, बंदगुल Bandgul
Loranthaceae
Mistletoe Family
Long-leaved Mistletoe belongs to the Loranthaceae family.
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