✿Loranthaceae · Dendrophthoe
Banda / Long-Leaved Mistletoe
Dendrophthoe falcata
Parasite
- Habit
- Parasite
- Found in India
- Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- December-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dendrophthoe falcata
- Genus
- Dendrophthoe
- Family
- Loranthaceae
- Habit
- Parasite
- Habitat
- Moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Himalayas, Thailand, China, Malesia to Australia
- Found in India
- Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Gujarat, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Normal leafy shrubrecorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Banda itself; the rest are typical of the Loranthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Loranthaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
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
About Banda
Long-leaved Mistletoe (Dendrophthoe falcata) is a parasitic plant in the Loranthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka and 16 other states. It grows in moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from December to May.
Botanical family
Loranthaceae
Mistletoe Family
Banda belongs to the Loranthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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