{"id":1298375,"date":"2014-02-02T08:22:35","date_gmt":"2014-02-02T08:22:35","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T18:33:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:03:26","slug":"dendrophthoe-falcata-var-amplexifolia","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/dendrophthoe-falcata-var-amplexifolia\/","title":{"rendered":"Dendrophthoe falcata var. amplexifolia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dendrophthoe<\/i> falcata<\/i> var. amplexifolia<\/i> (DC.) Rajasek., J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 31: 182 2007<\/cite>.;<\/div>\n
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TSPOCT2015-31: Images of Macrosolen parasiticus shared<\/a>\u00a0: 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)<\/span><\/div>\n
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It is my pleasure to share a few images of Macrosolen parasiticus<\/i> (Loranthaceae<\/i>)<\/p>\n

Habit: Epiphytic, parasitic shrub<\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Habitat: Semi-evergreen forest fringe<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Sighting: Mudigere, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1200 msl
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Here again, this should be Elytranthe parasitica<\/i> (L.) Danser.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Leaves here are sessile and amplexicaule. Not a feature of Macrosolen parasiticus<\/span><\/a><\/i>. There is a Revision of Loranthaceae<\/span><\/a><\/b> (please see Observations.pdf, page 30) published recently from Mysore University which lists Dendropthoe falcata<\/i> var. amplexifolius<\/i> with amplexicaul leaves as seen here. The pdf also provides diagrams and field photographs of all Loranthaceae members of Karnataka along with a list of host plants. A close up of the base of the flower would be nice to rule out the presence of bracteoles (thus eliminating Macrosolen<\/i> sp.).<\/p>\n

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This book was published in Jan. 2013 and therefore the author unfortunately missed the opportunity of referring to the Flora of India Volume 23 published in Oct. 2012 which is still the most dependable treatment for the family Loranthaceae on All India basis.<\/p>\n

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Thank you … Here is the same variety<\/span><\/a> from the BSI website. Kindly validate.<\/p>\n

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In view of discussions & Id by … taking it as\u00a0Dendrophthoe falcata<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/i>only.<\/p>\n

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Dendrophthoe falcata from Canopy of KMTR_GK_21-04-2012:<\/a>\u00a0\u00a05 images.<\/div>\n
Please find attached herewith the different form of Dendrophthoe falcata<\/i> from the canopy of evergreen forests<\/span> of KMTR, Tamil Nadu<\/span>. This species prefer to grow only on top of the canopy of Palaquim ellipticum<\/i> and Ormosia travancorica. <\/i> The height varies from 8-23m and we had to climb the host trees to do pollination experiments and visitation observation.
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Forwarding three video links showing that how our Traditional Healers collect it from Mahua<\/span><\/b>.<\/div>\n
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D.falcata<\/i> var. falcata<\/i><\/p>\n
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Some of my photographs of Dendrophthoe falcata<\/i>. Please also check my previous mails on this.<\/p>\n

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Thanks … It seems that yours is D.falcata<\/i> var. falcata<\/i> and … D.falcata<\/i> var. coccinea<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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According to Gamble, the plant that I studied was D. amplexifolia<\/i> as the leaves shows amplexicaul nature. Later it has been merged with D.falcata<\/i>
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\nThat is why I treated that as D. falcata<\/i> only. Further, ‘the plant list says that there is no variety listed as accepted name for D.falcata<\/i> and whatever varieties were recorded earlier has become synonyms to D.falcata<\/i>. I am not trying to say that the plant list (as of now) is a final word in this matter.
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Thanks for your reply. Visited the link mentioned by you. Please see their confidence level and Source WCSP (in review). Hence, it is not accepted so far. <\/span><\/div>\n
I read about var. falcata<\/i> and var. coccinea<\/i> from this link
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Yes I noted that and I think the red flowered Dendrophthoe<\/i> might be the one that is seen in the picture in the given link. I haven’t seen D. falcata <\/i>with red with an yellow tip as we seen in my pictures that is why I mentioned a different form.
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On the basis of medicinal properties and uses the Healers talk about over 30 types of Dendrophthoe<\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Medicinal properties of D. falcata<\/i> (or any other parasite for that matter) vary depend on the host plant, I assume. Traditional healers in TN think that the one that grows on Neem tree has high medicinal value.<\/span> I have no idea about its actual use, though :
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I too heard that tribals in Kerala prefer use Dendrophthoe <\/i>spp. grow on Strychnos nux-vomica<\/i>, which is rare at least in Kerala, as medicine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Dendrophthoe falcata var. coccinea :: Attigundi Road :: 14 NOV 2016 :: DVDEC57<\/a> : 9 posts by 4 authors. 2 images.<\/div>\n
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Date: 14 NOV 2016 … Altitude: ~ 1450 – 1600 m (4750 – 5250 ft) asl
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were all the leaves on the plant as in these pictures?\u00a0 I am not familiar with these cordate\/sessile leaves on this species.<\/p>\n

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Thanks,\u00a0…\u00a0 I also felt the same but did not point out before checking again.<\/p>\n

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Yes …, they were just as seen here in the photo.
\nThank you very very much for your scrutinizing eye; indeed the leaves are different and also relatively smaller than var. coccinea<\/i>.
\nReferring to pages of eFI and BSI, the posted plant must be var.\u00a0amplexifolia<\/i>.
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Loranthus Sp??<\/a> : 10 posts by 8 authors. Attachments (4<\/span>)
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How about Dendrophthoe<\/i> sp.<\/p>\n

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It could be an epiphytic plant known as Dendrophthoe falcata<\/i> LORANTHACEAE<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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Dendrophthoe falcata<\/i> (LORANTHACEAE) is a parasite, not an epiphyte.<\/p>\n

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‘Dendrophthoe falcata’ <\/i>is called ‘\u092c\u093e\u0902\u0921\u0917\u0942\u0933’ <\/b>in Marathi.<\/p>\n

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… commonly known as: curved mistletoe, honey suckle mistletoe \u2022 Bengali: baramanda, \u09aa\u09b0\u0997\u09be\u099b\u09be paragaacha \u2022 Garo: tuthekmi \u2022 Gujarati: \u0ab5\u0a82\u0aa6\u0acb vando \u2022 Hindi: \u092c\u0902\u0926\u093e banda, \u092c\u0902\u0926\u093e \u092a\u093e\u0920\u093e banda patha, \u092c\u0928\u094d\u0926\u093e\u0932 bandal \u2022 Kannada: \u0cac\u0cae\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0ca3\u0cbf\u0c95\u0cc6 bamdanike, \u0cae\u0ca6\u0cc1\u0c95 maduk \u2022 Konkani: bemdram \u2022 Malayalam: \u0d07\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d33\u0d4d\u200d iththil, \u0d07\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d23\u0d3f ittikkanni \u2022 Marathi: \u092c\u093e\u0902\u0921\u0917\u0941\u0933 bandgul, \u092c\u093e\u0936\u093f\u0902\u0917\u0940 bashingi \u2022 Oriya: \u0b2c\u0b28\u0b4d\u0b26\u0b3e \u2022 Punjabi: amut \u2022 Sanskrit: \u0935\u0902\u0926\u093e vanda, \u0935\u0943\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e\u0926\u0928\u0940 vrksadani, \u0935\u0943\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0930\u0941\u0939\u093e vrksaruha \u2022 Tamil: \u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc0 pulluri, \u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc0 pulluruvi, \u0b89\u0b9a\u0bc0 uchi \u2022 Telugu: \u0c1c\u0c3f\u0c26\u0c4d\u0c26\u0c42 jiddu, \u0c2f\u0c46\u0c32\u0c3f\u0c02\u0c17\u0c3e yelinga<\/p>\n

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Not convinced that this is Dendrophthoe falcata. The petioles are very long and stout. Could it be Dendrophthoe trigona<\/i> \/ Loranthus trigonus<\/i>?<\/p>\n

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Satara, MH :: Loranthaceae for validation :: ARK2020-031<\/a> : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5<\/span>)<\/span><\/div>\n
This was seen growing on a Xantolis tomentosa<\/i> tree near the Thoseghar waterfalls view point near Satara. MH in October 2019.<\/span><\/div>\n
Similar images<\/span><\/a> posted by … have been identified as Dendrophthoe falcata <\/i>var. amplexicaulis<\/i>?<\/div>\n
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Dendrophthoe falcata var. coccinea ?<\/a> : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (<\/span>2<\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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