Pan India Bouquets

Taxillus umbellifer (Schult. & Schult.f.) Danser

Family : Loranthaceae
(Mistletoe Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BANDA FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Santalaceae
Synonym(s) : Cichlanthus umbellifer (Schult. & Schult.f.) Tiegh.; Dendrophthoe umbellifera (Schult. & Schult.f.) Blume; Loranthus umbellatus Wall.; Loranthus umbellifer Schult. & Schult.f.; Scurrula umbellifera (Schult. & Schult.f.) G.Don
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Taxillus umbellifer (Schult. & Schult.f.) Danser
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Warm broad-leaved forest and mountain slopes; 600 - 1500 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Recorded hosts include Pyrularia edulis and species of Symplocos.
Key identification features : Parasitic plant
Flower, Fruit : December-February
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to South-East Tibet and Myanmar
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 213; 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: 148
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Taxillus umbellifer. Downloaded on 8 February 2023.