Decaisnina signata Tiegh.

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Loranthaceae > Decaisnina

Characteristics

Plant spreading to pendulous, glabrous. Internodes terete. Leaves broadly lanceolate to nearly orbicular, acute to rounded; lamina 4-15 cm long, 25-55 mm wide, truncate or cordate at base, sessile or on petiole up to 2 mm long, dull both sides; venation distinct both sides. Inflorescence axis 3-6 cm long, bearing 4-9 pairs of triads on peduncles 1-5 mm long; all flowers sessile; bracts 1.5-2.5 mm long, the central one often longer than the laterals, rounded. Calyx entire or weakly toothed or dissected, 1 mm long. Corolla in mature bud slender, 24-32 mm long, red below, green or yellow above, often with a brown or dark red band at or just below apex; petals united in lower 0.5-1.5 mm. Anthers 3-4 mm long, 1.2-2.5 times as long as free part of filament. Fruit ovoid to nearly globose, c. 10 mm long.
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A mistletoe. It can hang down or be spreading. It can grow on several different plants such as Figs, Barringtonia, Terminalia and others. The leaves are simple. They are 4-15 cm long and 3-5 cm wide. The flowers are in threes in the axils of leaves or the ends of branches. The flowers have 6 petals. They are green to yellow at the tip and red of black at the base. They are 24-32 mm long. The fruit is a green berry with white stripes.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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A tropical plant. It grows near sea level in the tropics.
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Grows in monsoon forest and woodland on various hosts.
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Images

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Distribution

Decaisnina signata world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:548184-1
WFO ID wfo-0000638974
COL ID 34CSS
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Synonyms

Loranthus indicus Amylotheca amplexans Loranthus amplexans Loranthus signatus Treubella amplexans Treubella signata Amylotheca signata Elytranthe signata Decaisnina signata subsp. cardiophylla Decaisnina signata Loranthus signatus var. cardiophyllus