Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Loranthaceae | Genus: Scurrula | Species: Scurrula pulverulenta (Wall.) G. Don( जंगली लता ) |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Loranthus pulverulentus Wallich | Flower Color | Blue - Purple |
| Common Name | Flower Type | Solitary | |
| English / Trade Name | Powdery Mistletoe | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Powdery Mistletoe | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to 1800 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruits clavate, bright orange, mealy tomentose. |
| Habitat | Parasitic on trees ofen on shrubs | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Submontane Himalaya, Uttarakhand to Bhutan, warmer parts of India; China, Myanmar, Pakistan, Thailand | Bark Details | Bark gray, glabrous with lenticellate |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Branched, bushy shrubs, up to 3 m tall; young twigs densely tomentose. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute or obtuse, densely tomentose beneath. Flowers in axillary, sessile 3-6 flowered clusters; bracts ovate, obtuse. Perianth greenish and white mealy tomentose outside; tube slender, curved, dark purple-brown; lobes 4, much shorter than tube, reflexed. Fruits clavate, bright orange, mealy tomentose. | Leaf Details | Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute or obtuse, densely tomentose beneath. |
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