✿Loranthaceae · Dendrophthoe
Banda
Dendrophthoe falcata var. pubescens
Parasite
- Habit
- Parasite
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- January-March
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.
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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