Phoradendron morsicatum Rizzini

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Santalaceae > Phoradendron

Characteristics

Orange-yellow to yellowish brown plants, dichotomous through terminal inflorescences, fleshy; internodes terete, to 9 cm long; basal cataphylls 1 or 2 pairs, as low as 0.4 cm when only 1 pair, second pair to 1 cm above axil. Leaf blade leathery, lanceolate-ovate, to 9 x 5 cm, base acute, tapering into very short, poorly defined petiole; venation palmate but nearly obscure. Monoecious? Inflorescence to 4.5 cm long; peduncle usually simple (both interminal and lateral inflorescences), rarely with a small pair of cataphylls, 5-7 cm long, fertile internodes 2 or 3; flowers 5-9 per fertile bract, 2-seriate. Fruit bright orange or brownish orange at maturity, 0.5 x 0.3 cm, perianth segments closed.
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Orange-yellow to yellowish brown plants, dichotomous through terminal inflorescences, fleshy; internodes terete, to 9 cm long; basal cataphylls 1 or 2 pairs, as low as 0.4 cm when only 1 pair, second pair to 1 cm above axil. Leaf blade leathery, lanceolate-ovate, to 9 x 5 cm, base acute, tapering into very short, poorly defined petiole; venation palmate but nearly obscure. Monoecious? Inflorescence to 4.5 cm long; peduncle usually simple (both interminal and lateral inflorescences), rarely with a small pair of cataphylls, 5-7 cm long, fertile internodes 2 or 3; flowers 5-9 per fertile bract, 2-seriate. Fruit bright orange or brownish orange at maturity, 0.5 x 0.3 cm, perianth segments closed.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 0.09
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

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Distribution

Phoradendron morsicatum world distribution map, present in Guyana and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:194155-2
WFO ID wfo-0001250272
COL ID 4GQW2
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Synonyms

Phoradendron morsicatum