Macrosolen bibracteolatus Danser

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Loranthaceae > Macrosolen

Characteristics

Glabrous. Leaves opposite; lamina narrowly ovate to ovate, mostly 8-12 cm long, 2-6 cm wide, cuneate at the base to a petiole 1-3 mm long, acuminate and acute or obtuse at the apex, glossy above, dull below; venation pinnate with the midrib and the main laterals distinct above and the midrib prominent below. Inflorescences at the nodes, an umbel of 1 opposite pair of flowers; axis 1-4 mm long; pedicels 1-4 mm long; bracts 0.8-1.5 mm long, concave, somewhat appressed at the bud stage, the laterals ones connate. Corolla in mature bud 6-merous, 25-35 mm long, often curved near the base, gradually widened upwards, winged in the upper part, clavate and obtuse at the apex, pink or red, sometimes yellow or green above; tube in the open flower 16-24 mm long with the lobes reflexed or twisted slightly higher. Anther c. 4 mm long, obtuse, equal to or shorter than the free part of the filament.
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Shrub 0.5-1 m tall. Branches grayish. Petiole 2(-5) mm; leaf blade ovate, ovate-oblong to lanceolate, 8-12 × 2-5 cm, leathery, midvein elevated on both sides, lateral veins usually conspicuous, base cuneate, apex acuminate, rarely subobtuse. Inflorescences solitary or 2-4-fascicled, axillary or in node of branches, 2-flowered umbels; peduncle ca. 4 mm; bract semiorbicular, ca. 1 mm; bracteoles suborbicular, connate, ca. 1 mm. Pedicel ca. 4 mm. Calyx cylindric, ca. 4 mm, limb cupular, ca. 1.5 mm. Mature bud 3.2-3.5 cm. Corolla red with green band at top of tube, slightly curved, tube inflated, throat 6-angled, lobes lanceolate, ca. 14 mm, greenish, reflexed. Filaments 7-8 mm; anthers ca. 3 mm. Berry red, ellipsoid, ca. 9 × 7 mm, smooth, stylar foot beaklike. Fl. Nov-Dec, fr. Dec-Apr.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Macrosolen bibracteolatus world distribution map, present in China, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:550459-1
WFO ID wfo-0001075772
COL ID 7344T
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Synonyms

Loranthus bibracteolatus Elytranthe bibracteolata Macrosolen bibracteolatus