Phoradendron nervosum Oliv.

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Santalaceae > Phoradendron

Characteristics

A shrub that grows attached to other plants. The leaves are small and scale like and lack green material. The young stems are compressed. The flowers are of one sex. The male flowers are few and are in the upper part of the flowering arrangement. The fruit and flowers when ripe are orange.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows on trees in dry areas in the Andes.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Edible fruits
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Distribution

Phoradendron nervosum world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:550970-1
WFO ID wfo-0000474456
COL ID 4GQW9
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Synonyms

Phoradendron trianae Phoradendron verleysenii Phoradendron tubulosum Phoradendron taeniicaule Phoradendron roseanum Phoradendron pachanum Phoradendron nervosum Phoradendron semiteres Phoradendron huehuetecum Phoradendron mandonii Phoradendron turbinispicum Phoradendron brachypodum Phoradendron granaticola Phoradendron granaticola var. taeniicaule Phoradendron pifoense Phoradendron verleysenii var. chimboensis Phoradendron verleysenii var. fraseri