✿Loranthaceae · Taxillus
Taxillus bracteatus
Parasite
- Habit
- Parasite
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- February-October
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Taxillus bracteatus
- Genus
- Taxillus
- Family
- Loranthaceae
- Habit
- Parasite
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-October
- 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 Taxillus bracteatus 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 Taxillus bracteatus
A member of the Loranthaceae family, Taxillus bracteatus is a parasitic plant. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Flowering and fruiting run from February to October.
Botanical family
Loranthaceae
Mistletoe Family
Taxillus bracteatus belongs to the Loranthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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