Dendrophthoe falcata (L.F.) Ettingsh.

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Loranthaceae > Dendrophthoe

Characteristics

A shrub which grows attached to other plants. The leaves have stalks. The leaves are nearly opposite. They are 3-19 cm long by 1.2-10 cm wide. They vary in shape and size. They are oval, smooth and leathery. Flowers are stalked and red. The fruit is a berry.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. In Nepal plants grow between 600-1800 m altitude.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten fresh. The flower juice is also eaten.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Antiviral agents (aerial part), Diuretics (aerial part), Lithiasis (aerial part), Asthma (bark), Astringents (bark), Menstruation disturbances (bark), Mental disorders (bark), Narcotics (bark), Wounds and injuries (bark), Calculi (flower), Fertility agents (flower), Fever (flower), Hemorrhage (flower), Infertility (flower), Kidney calculi (flower), Menstrual cycle (flower), Ulcer (flower), Urination disorders (flower), Calculi (fruit), Fertility agents (fruit), Fever (fruit), Filariasis (fruit), Gout (fruit), Hemorrhage (fruit), Infertility (fruit), Ulcer (fruit), Urination disorders (fruit), Ear diseases (leaf), Disorder of ejaculation (leaf), Fever (leaf), Heart diseases (leaf), Hemorrhage (leaf), Hypotension (leaf), Infertility (leaf), Lactation disorders (leaf), Leukorrhea (leaf), Skin ulcer (leaf), Ulcer (leaf), Urination disorders (leaf), Vasoconstrictor agents (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Anti-bacterial agents (root), Fever (root), Hemorrhage (root), Infertility (root), Leukorrhea (root), Ulcer (root), Urination disorders (root), Brain diseases (stem), Erectile dysfunction (stem), Fever (stem), Hemorrhage (stem), Infertility (stem), Menstruation disturbances (stem), Ulcer (stem), Urination disorders (stem), Tuberculosis (unspecified), Menoxenia (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Mania (unspecified), Abortifacient agents (unspecified), Antidiuretic agents (unspecified), Antidotes (unspecified), Antiviral agents (unspecified), Aphrodisiacs (unspecified), Astringents (unspecified), Brain diseases (unspecified), Constipation (unspecified), Contraceptive agents (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Edema (unspecified), Erectile dysfunction (unspecified), Hematemesis (unspecified), Hematuria (unspecified), Hypotension (unspecified), Hypothermia (unspecified), Lithiasis (unspecified), Menstruation disturbances (unspecified), Mental disorders (unspecified), Narcotics (unspecified), Nootropic agents (unspecified), Paralysis (unspecified), Sterilization, reproductive (unspecified), Tuberculosis, pulmonary (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified), Urinary bladder calculi (unspecified), Urinary calculi (unspecified), Urination disorders (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Dendrophthoe falcata leaf picture by Nikhil Shah (cc-by-sa)
Dendrophthoe falcata leaf picture by Nikhil Shah (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Dendrophthoe falcata flower picture by Herwig Mees (cc-by-sa)
Dendrophthoe falcata flower picture by Nikhil Shah (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Dendrophthoe falcata world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, France, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:112395-3
WFO ID wfo-0000641204
COL ID 34RMS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lonicera zeylanica Loranthus clavigerus Loranthus amplexifolius Loranthus imbricatus Loranthus elegans Loranthus falcatus Scurrula indica Loranthus lineatus Loranthus wightianus Loranthus koenigianus Treubella indica Dendrophthoe discolor Dendrophthoe elegans Etubila longiflora Scurrula bicolor Scurrula amplexifolia Scurrula longiflora Scurrula koenigiana Scurrula elegans Scurrula falcata Dendrophthoe bicolor Dendrophthoe koenigiana Dendrophthoe longiflora Loranthus bicolor Loranthus indicus Loranthus sarcophyllus Dendrophthoe indica Dendrophthoe falcata var. amplexifolia Dendrophthoe falcata var. pubescens Dendrophthoe falcata