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Dendrophthora elliptica (Gardner) Krug & Urb.

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Santalaceae > Dendrophthora

Characteristics

Profusely branched, glabrous, small-leaved plant; basal cataphylls 1 pair, to 0.5 cm above axil, in median position. Leaf blade elliptical to somewhat ovate, to 2 x 1 cm. Monoecious. Inflorescence ca. 0.3 cm long; peduncle 0.1 cm, simple; fertile internode usually 1, normally with 5 flowers per fertile bract, 3-seriate, lowest several female. Fruit white, ovoid to nearly spherical, 0.5 x 0.6 cm, tuberculate when young, perianth segments small, erect.
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Profusely branched, glabrous, small-leaved plant; basal cataphylls 1 pair, to 0.5 cm above axil, in median position. Leaf blade elliptical to somewhat ovate, to 2 x 1 cm. Monoecious. Inflorescence ca. 0.3 cm long; peduncle 0.1 cm, simple; fertile internode usually 1, normally with 5 flowers per fertile bract, 3-seriate, lowest several female. Fruit white, ovoid to nearly spherical, 0.5 x 0.6 cm, tuberculate when young, perianth segments small, erect.
Life form perennial
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Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Dendrophthora elliptica world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77748-2
WFO ID wfo-0000641373
COL ID 34RSL
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Synonyms

Phoradendron ellipticum Phoradendron dendrophthora Viscum ellipticum Dendrophthora elliptica Dendrophthora hylaeana Dendrophthora rubicunda Dendrophthora elliptica var. platyphylla Dendrophthora elliptica var. stenophylla
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