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Dendrophthoe Mirifica
''Dendrophthoe'' is a genus of Parasite, hemiparasitic shrubs found in Asia and Australia known as mistletoes. The genus was described by German naturalist Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius in 1830. Species in this genus have a variety of reported uses in the medical traditions of the region, most notably in Nepal. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' lists the following: * ''Dendrophthoe acacioides'' (Benth.) Tiegh. * ''Dendrophthoe carinata'' Danser * ''Dendrophthoe clementis'' (Merr.) Danser * ''Dendrophthoe constricta'' (Korth.) Danser * ''Dendrophthoe copelandii'' (Merr.) Danser * ''Dendrophthoe costulata'' Miq. * ''Dendrophthoe curvata'' (Blume) Miq. * ''Dendrophthoe falcata'' (L.f.) Ettingsh. * ''Dendrophthoe flosculosa'' Danser * ''Dendrophthoe fulva'' (Korth.) Miq. * ''Dendrophthoe fuscata'' (Korth.) Miq. * ''Dendrophthoe gangliiformis'' Barlow * ''Dendrophthoe gjellerupii'' (Lauterb.) Danser * ''Dendrophthoe glabrescens'' (Blakeley) Barlow * ''Dendrophthoe haenkeana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dendrophthoe Falcata
''Dendrophthoe falcata'' is one of the hemiparasitic plants that belong to the mistletoe family Loranthaceae. It is the most common of all the mistletoes that occur in India. At the moment reports say that it has around 401 plant hosts. The genus ''Dendrophthoe'' comprises about 31 species spread across tropical Africa, Asia, and Australia (Flora of China, 2003) among which 7 species are found in India. ''D.falcata'' bears grey bark, thick coriaceous leaves variable in shape with stout flowers (Wealth of India. 2002). The inflorescence of ''D.falcata'' was described formerly as axillary or as developing from the scars of fallen leaves, but Y.P.S Pundir (1996) determined it to be of strictly cauliflorous nature and noted also that it bears a certain similarity to those of the fig species ''Ficus glomerata, F. pomifera'' and ''F. hispida''. Two of its varieties are widespread in India namely, var. ''falcata'' (honeysuckle mistletoe) and var. ''coccinea'' (red honeysuckle mistletoe) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |