Dendropemon purpureus (L.) Krug & Urb.

Smooth leechbush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Loranthaceae > Dendropemon

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cold (unspecified), Parturition (unspecified), Anodyne (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Dendropemon purpureus world distribution map, present in Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico, and Turks and Caicos Islands

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77714-2
WFO ID wfo-0000641161
COL ID 34R9V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Loranthus cubensis Loranthus parviflorus Loranthus psilobotrys Loranthus uniflorus Viscum purpureum Phthirusa psilobotrys Phthirusa purpurea Phthirusa uniflora Phthirusa cubensis Struthanthus psilobotrys Loranthus purpureus Dendropemon brevipes Dendropemon psilobotrys Dendropemon purpureus Struthanthus uniflorus Dendropemon cubensis Dendropemon silvae Dendropemon uniflorum