Typical of the Loranthaceae family
Macrosolen capitellatus
Lahan Bandgul / South Indian Mistletoe लहान बंदगुल
Marathi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Parasite
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- March-July
Lahan Bandgul in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Marathi | लहान बंदगुल | Lahan Bandgul |
See the original recorded names
- Marathi
- लहान बंदगुल Lahan Bandgul
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: S. India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar.
- Recorded habitat
- Deciduous forests and plains
- Explore nearby plants
- Maharashtra →Karnataka →Tamil Nadu →
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How to identify Lahan Bandgul
Identify Lahan Bandgul 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 in small dense heads.
- Confirm leaf type: Normal leafy shrub.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-July.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Loranthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Lahan Bandgul.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Macrosolen capitellatus
- Genus
- Macrosolen
- Family
- Loranthaceae
- Habit
- Parasite
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests and plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Normal leafy shrubrecorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lahan Bandgul itself; the rest are typical of the Loranthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Inflorescence
- Spike
Typical of the Loranthaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Lahan Bandgul
A member of the Loranthaceae family, South Indian Mistletoe (Macrosolen capitellatus) is a parasitic plant. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It grows in deciduous forests and plains. Flowering and fruiting run from March to July.
Loranthaceae
Mistletoe Family
Lahan Bandgul belongs to the Loranthaceae family.
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