Banda
Dendrophthoe falcata var. pubescens
- Habit
- Parasite
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- January-March
How to identify Banda
Identify Banda by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a parasite habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Hairy-leaved variety.
- Confirm leaf type: Normal leafy shrub.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Loranthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Banda.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dendrophthoe falcata var. pubescens
- Genus
- Dendrophthoe
- Family
- Loranthaceae
- Habit
- Parasite
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Normal leafy shrubrecorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)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
Dendrophthoe falcata var. pubescens belongs to the Loranthaceae family, where it grows as a parasitic plant. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra. Flowering and fruiting run from January to March.
Loranthaceae
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Banda belongs to the Loranthaceae family.
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