Four-Stamen Mistletoe
Helixanthera wallichiana
- Habit
- Parasite
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- August-September
How to identify Four-Stamen Mistletoe
Identify Four-Stamen Mistletoe 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: Flowers with four stamens.
- Confirm leaf type: Normal leafy shrub.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Loranthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Four-Stamen Mistletoe.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Helixanthera wallichiana
- Genus
- Helixanthera
- Family
- Loranthaceae
- Habit
- Parasite
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-September
- 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 Four-Stamen Mistletoe 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.
About Four-Stamen Mistletoe
A member of the Loranthaceae family, Four-Stamen Mistletoe (Helixanthera wallichiana) is a parasitic plant. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It grows in evergreen forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from August to September.
Loranthaceae
Mistletoe Family
Four-Stamen Mistletoe belongs to the Loranthaceae family.
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