Loranthus kaoi (J.M.Chao) H.S.Kiu

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Loranthaceae > Loranthus

Characteristics

Shrubs ca. 0.3 m tall, all parts glabrous. Branches not dichotomous, scattered lenticellate. Petiole 6-7 mm; leaf blade ovate or oblong, 3-4 × 1-2 cm, leathery, lateral veins 2 or 3 pairs, obscure, base cuneate to obtuse, apex obtuse to rounded. Spikes 3-5-fascicled, axillary, 10-20-flowered, 2-3 cm; bracts ovate-triangular, ca. 3 mm. Flowers bisexual, 6-merous. Calyx subglobose, ca. 1 mm; anthers 2-loculed, ca. 0.5 mm, connective broad. Style ca. 2.5 mm; stigma subcapitate. Berry yellowish, ovoid, ca. 5 × 3 mm. Fl. Feb-Jun, fr. Aug-Dec.
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Distribution

Loranthus kaoi world distribution map, present in China and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:912765-1
WFO ID wfo-0001224442
COL ID 3W5Z3
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Synonyms

Hyphear kaoi Loranthus kaoi