✿Loranthaceae · Tolypanthus
Bandhula / Indian Tolypanthus
Tolypanthus lagenifer
Parasite
- Habit
- Parasite
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- August-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tolypanthus lagenifer
- Genus
- Tolypanthus
- Family
- Loranthaceae
- Habit
- Parasite
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-November
- 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 Bandhula 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
- Kannada
- ಬಂಧುಲ Bandhula
About Bandhula
Indian Tolypanthus (Tolypanthus lagenifer) belongs to the Loranthaceae family, where it grows as a parasitic plant. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to November.
Botanical family
Loranthaceae
Mistletoe Family
Bandhula belongs to the Loranthaceae family.
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