Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Asclepiadaceae | Genus: Dendrophthoe | Species:
Dendrophthoe
falcata (L.f.) Ettingsh
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Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Dendrophthoe falcata var. amplexifolia (DC.) Rajasek, Dendrophtho efalcata var. pubescens (Hook.f.) V.Chandras., Loranthus falcatus Linn.f, L. longiflorus Desr. | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Vanda | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Honey Suckle Mistletoe | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Banda Patha, Vanda | Fruiting Period | Jan-Dec |
| Altitude | 1000 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | A drupe, epicarp thick; seed solitary. |
| Habitat | Found in foothill scrub jungles and deciduous forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Common. India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indo-China and Australia. | Bark Details | Bark is dark gray |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | Bushy parasitic undershrubs. Leaves leathery, ovate-lanceolate to elliptic or spathulate, base rounded, tip obtuse or rounded. Flowers in second racemes, often clustered in the axil of fallen leaves; bracts orbicular, cupulus (calyculus) l with truncate mouth. Perianth bright red, curved, glabrous, lobes 5, short, reflexed. Fruits ovoid-oblong, glabrous, crowned with persistent calyculus. | Leaf Details | Leaves opposite, leathery, ovate-lanceolate to elliptic or spathulate, base rounded, tip obtuse or rounded. |
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