WorldFloraDB - Phthirusa nitens

Characteristics

Slender plants with few basal epicortical roots; stems terete, sparsely branched. Petiole ca. 5 mm long; blade narrowly ovate, to 7 x 2 cm, apex attenuate, base acute. Inflorescence solitary in leaf axils but also in small, terminal compound clusters, each to 7 cm long, with 3-6 pairs of triads; triad peduncle 0.3-0.4 cm long, spreading; bracts and bracteoles slender, acute, persistent. Dioecious. Flowers 0.5-0.6 cm long (male). Fruit not known.

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Slender plants with few basal epicortical roots; stems terete, sparsely branched. Petiole ca. 5 mm long; blade narrowly ovate, to 7 x 2 cm, apex attenuate, base acute. Inflorescence solitary in leaf axils but also in small, terminal compound clusters, each to 7 cm long, with 3-6 pairs of triads; triad peduncle 0.3-0.4 cm long, spreading; bracts and bracteoles slender, acute, persistent. Dioecious. Flowers 0.5-0.6 cm long (male). Fruit not known.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	herb
Growth support	parasite
Foliage retention	evergreen
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:551264-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000468577
COL ID	4GXWX
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Synonyms

Loranthus nitens Phthirusa nitens Struthanthus nitens Struthanthus pseudolepidotus Passovia nitens

WorldFloraDB 2024

Phthirusa nitens Eichler

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