✿Loranthaceae · Macrosolen
Lahan Bandgul / South Indian Mistletoe
Macrosolen capitellatus
Parasite
- Habit
- Parasite
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- March-July
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
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lahan Bandgul 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
- Marathi
- लहान बंदगुल Lahan Bandgul
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.
Botanical family
Loranthaceae
Mistletoe Family
Lahan Bandgul belongs to the Loranthaceae family.
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