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Helixanthera hookeriana Danser, Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg III, 10: 317 1929. ;
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India: Found on Mallotus philippensis in hills of Tamil Nadu; Sri Lanka as per BSI Flora of India;
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Branches slender, tubercled, glabrous. Leaves to 10 x 3.5 cm, elliptic, acuminate, glabrous; petiole to 7 mm long. Spike to 7 cm long, unbranched, many-flowered; bracts tomentose. Flowers in small excavations on the rachis; calyx broaden at base; corolla 1 cm long, curved, lobes 4, tomentose; stamens 4, stigma globose. Flowering and fruiting: March-May
Evergreen forests
Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal)
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Submitting images of a parasitic plant that possibly is a Helixanthera spp for identification.
Date/time: 8-05-2015/ 4-00 PM
Location: Hassan-Gorur road, Karnataka, about 900msl
Habitat: Wild
Habit: An epiphytic plant parasite. We are also worked on a loranthus species found in arunachal pradesh. The species is helixanthera ligustrina. I think your species may be a morphotype of H.ligustrina. The pattern looks same but a bit a little different. Helixanthera species as per Flora Of India & in efi so far It could be Helixanthera hookeriana (Wight & Arn.) Danser Flowers are sessile, spike mealy….. please check for H. hookeriana (Wight & Arn.) Danser. For your perusal, Sir – Thank you
. References: The Plant List Ver.1.1 (unresolved) IPNI BSI Flora of India JSTOR (Herbarium) India Biodiversity Portal Kerala plants |
Helixanthera hookeriana
Updated on December 24, 2024