Dendrophthoe falcata (L.f.) Ettingsh.

🌿 Common Name: Honey Suckle Mistletoe, बांदा, बंदा पाठा, वंदा, बंदगुल, Vrksadani

🔄 Synonyms:
  • Loranthus falcatus L.f.
  • Loranthus indicus Desr.

IUCN Status

Not Applicable : Not Applicable
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Author: Sonu kumar

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  • Kota / Chittorgarh
  • Naturally grown
  • It is a large branch parasite. It is a shrub which is much branched, 1-3 m long. Branches are swollen from the base, and the bark is dark gray. Oppositely arranged leaves are 7-15 cm long, variable in shape. Leaf stalks are 1 cm long, and the midriff is red. Flowers occur in stout racemes in leaf axils. The flowers buds look like long white tubes. Flower tube is 3-5 cm long, pink to white. The five narrow petals or lobes of the flower tube, greenish or yellowish, are upturned. Stamens, 4-6 protrude out of the flower. The green style is slender and is longer than the stamens. The plant has a very close cousin with red flowers, Red Honey Suckle Mistletoe.

    Fl.&Fr.: Dec.-April

    PC: © Sonu Kumar

    Source: Foi, efoi,powo, ibp, iNat

    Date: Feb.2k25

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    Flowering twig
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    Leaves

Plant Phenological Events

Month Phenological Events
February 🌼 Flowering, 🌹 Bud Stage
March 🌼 Flowering

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