Taxillus bracteatus
- Habit
- Parasite
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- February-October
How to identify Taxillus bracteatus
Identify Taxillus bracteatus 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: Showy bracts beneath the flowers.
- Confirm leaf type: Normal leafy shrub.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Loranthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Taxillus bracteatus.
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.
Loranthaceae
Mistletoe Family
Taxillus bracteatus belongs to the Loranthaceae family.
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