Macrosolen pseudopsilantha

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Macrosolen pseudopsilantha (Rajasek.) Kottaim., Int. J. Curr. Res. Biosci. Pl. Biol. 6(10): 40 (2019) (syn: Elytranthe pseudopsilantha Rajasek. );
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S. India as per POWO;
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Common name: White-Dotted Red Mistletoe
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523 ID wild parasite: 14 high res. images.
Please ID wild parasite,

Location: bloomed near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Kerala INDIA

Altitude: 1500fsl

Flower date: 17JUN2023, 05.20pm

Habitat: wild moisture rocky evergreen misty sloppy canopied alpine

Plant habit: parasite shrub, pendulous branches, semi hard cylindrical stem 01cm diameter, rough brownish bark, perennial

Host tree: Terminalia sps.

Height: 02 feet

Leaves: opposite elliptic acute soft leathery smooth wavy, size upto: 08×5cm

Flower: axillary buds, size:03.5x5mm, purplish, non fragrant

Fruit: berry green into purple globular, diameter: 08mm

Seed:

Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x

Please check Macrosolen pseudopsilantha (Rajasek.) Kottaim. syn : Elytranthe pseudopsilantha Rajasek.

Yes, it is Macrosolen pseudopsilantha, thank you very much for ID my plant. But one dissimilarity while googling shows multiple flower buds in one auxil. Where as my plant have only one flower bud in auxil.

I check all species of Macrosolen and Elytranthe listed in Flora of Peninsular India.
Others are not matching.
But the single flower in axil is creating a doubt as per description in Flowers of India (which seems to have been taken from Flora of India volume 23, 2012)

604 ID wild parasite: 14 high res. images.
Please ID wild parasite,
Location: bloomed near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Kerala INDIA
Altitude: 1500fsl
Flower date: 17FEB2024, 12.45pm
Habitat: wild moisture rocky misty sloppy windy alpine
Plant habit: epiphyte obliquely hemi-parasite medium branched shrub, hard cylindrical stem 01.5 inches base circumference, rough brownish bark, perennial
Height: 02 feet
Host tree:
Leaves: dicot opposite elliptic acute simple flexible smooth fleshy glossy, size upto: 10×5cm
Flower: axillary cyme, size:22x5mm, greenish purple with white shade at middle, non fragrant
Fruit: drupe green globular
Seed:
Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x