Dendrophthoe falcata

Dendrophthoe falcata

Dendrophthoe falcata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Santalales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Santalales

Familia: Loranthaceae
Tribus: Lorantheae
Subtribus: Dendrophthoinae
Genus: Dendrophthoe
Species: Dendrophthoe falcata

Name

Dendrophthoe falcata (L.f.) Ettingsh., 1872

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Loranthus falcatus L.f. in Suppl. Pl.: 211 (1782)
  • Scurrula falcata (L.f.) G.Don in Gen. Hist. 3: 424 (1834)
• Heterotypic
  • Lonicera zeylanica Gaertn. in Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 137 (1788)
  • Dendrophthoe bicolor (Roxb.) Mart. in Flora 13(1): 109 (1830)
  • Dendrophthoe elegans (Wall. ex DC.) Mart. in Flora 13(1): 109 (1830)
  • Dendrophthoe falcata var. amplexifolia (DC.) Rajasek. in J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 31: 182 (2007)
  • Dendrophthoe falcata var. pubescens (Hook.f.) V.Chandras. in Fl. Tamil Nadu 2: 215 (1987)
  • Dendrophthoe indica (Desr.) Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 820 (1856)
  • Dendrophthoe koenigiana (C.Agardh ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Blume in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 1730 (1830)
  • Loranthus amplexicaulis Wall. ex DC. in Prodr. 4: 306 (1830)
  • Loranthus amplexifolius DC. in Prodr. 4: 305 (1830)
  • Loranthus bicolor Roxb. in Pl. Coromandel 2: 19 (1800)
  • Loranthus clavigerus Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 6873 (1832), not validly publ.
  • Loranthus elegans Wall. ex DC. in Prodr. 4: 304 (1830), nom. illeg.
  • Loranthus imbricatus Edgew. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 59 (1846)
  • Loranthus indicus Desr. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 3: 601 (1792)
  • Loranthus koenigianu C.Agardh ex Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 108 (1829)
  • Loranthus lineatus Edgew. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 59 (1846)
  • Loranthus longiflorus var. amplexifolius (DC.) Thwaites in Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 134 (1860)
  • Loranthus longiflorus var. pubescens Hook.f. in Fl. Brit. India 5: 215 (1886)
  • Loranthus loniceroides J.Koenig ex Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 108 (1829), not validly publ.
  • Loranthus pentandrus B.Heyne ex Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 112 (1829), not validly publ.
  • Loranthus wightianus Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 6872 (1832)
  • Scurrula amplexifolia G.Don in Gen. Hist. 3: 424 (1834)
  • Scurrula bicolor G.Don in Gen. Hist. 3: 424 (1834)
  • Scurrula elegans G.Don in Gen. Hist. 3: 424 (1834)
  • Scurrula indica G.Don in Gen. Hist. 3: 424 (1834)
  • Scurrula koenigiana G.Don in Gen. Hist. 3: 425 (1834)
  • Treubella indica Tiegh. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 41: 267 (1894)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Asia-temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya Continental:Australasia Regional: Australia Queensland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ettingsh., 1872. Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 32:52.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Dendrophthoe falcata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Dendrophthoe falcata. Published online. Accessed: August 10 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Dendrophthoe falcata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 10. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Dendrophthoe falcata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 August 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Dendrophthoe falcata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

हिन्दी: মধুপায়ী ধাইরা
മലയാളം: ഇത്തിൾക്കണ്ണി

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