Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

Complete Taxonomic details of Species: Dendrophthoe falcata (Linn.f.) Ettings 

Family: Loranthaceae Genus: Loranthus Species: Dendrophthoe falcata (Linn.f.) Ettings 
( बाँदा )

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Synonym Loranthus falcatus Linn.f., 
Flower Color Yellow - Orange
Common Name Vanda, Bandak Flower Type Corymb
English / Trade Name Honeysuckle Flowering Period April-June
Vernacular /Local Name Vanda Fruiting Period July-Sept
Altitude Up to 1500 m Fruit Type Berry
Habit Shrub Fruit Details Flowers in second racemes, often clustered in the axil of fallen leaves; bracts orbicular, cupulus (calyculus) with truncate mouth. Perianth bright red, curved, glabrous,; lobes 5, short, reflexed.
Habitat Common; the miscellaneous forests, epiphytic on trees often on shrubs Bark Type Rugged
Distribution Almost throughout India; Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Australia. Bark Details Greyish bark
Distribution in Haryana Ambala, Kurukshetra, Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar Origin Native
    Leaf Type Simple
    Leaf Arrangement Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem)
    Leaf Shape Ovate
Description of Species Bushy parasitic shrub. 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) with truncate mouth. Perianth bright red, curved, glabrous,; lobes 5, short, reflexed. Fruits ovoid-oblong, glabrous, crowned with persistent calyculus. Leaf Details Leaves leathery, ovate-lanceolate to elliptic or spathulate, base rounded, tip obtuse or rounded.
 

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