Heart-Leaf Mistletoe
Scurrula cordifolia
- Habit
- Shrub (Parasitic)
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- September-February
How to identify Heart-Leaf Mistletoe
Identify Heart-Leaf 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 shrub (parasitic) habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Heart-shaped leaves.
- Confirm leaf type: Normal leafy shrub.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand.
- Confirm it sits within the Loranthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Heart-Leaf Mistletoe.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Scurrula cordifolia
- Genus
- Scurrula
- Family
- Loranthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub (Parasitic)
- Habitat
- Open deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- South Asia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-February
- 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 Heart-Leaf 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 Heart-Leaf Mistletoe
Heart-Leaf Mistletoe (Scurrula cordifolia) is a species in the Loranthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and 1 other states. It grows in open deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to February.
Loranthaceae
Mistletoe Family
Heart-Leaf Mistletoe belongs to the Loranthaceae family.
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