Pan India Bouquets

Helixanthera ligustrina (Wall.) Danser

Family : Loranthaceae
(Mistletoe Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BANDA FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Santalaceae
Basionym : Loranthus ligustrinus Wall.
Synonym(s) : Dendrophthoe ligustrina (Wall.) Mart.; Dithecina ligustrina (Wall.) Tiegh.; Gaiadendron ligustrinum (Wall.) Engl.; Helixanthera tenuis (Merr.) Danser; Loranthus tenuis Merr.; Phoenicanthemum ligustrinum (Wall.) Tiegh.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Helixanthera ligustrina (Wall.) Danser
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Parasite on other plants in warm broad-leaved forest; 700 - 1100 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Found on a limited number of host, the few recorded are Eurya acuminata, Cedrela toona, Ficus clavata, Mallotus philippensis and Melia azedarach
Key identification features : Parasitic plant
Flower, Fruit : April-May
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to Indo-China, Philippines (Luzon)
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 212; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 146
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Helixanthera ligustrina. Downloaded on 6 June 2023.

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