Scurrula cordifolia G.Don

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Loranthaceae > Scurrula

Characteristics

An evergreen shrub. It is robust and grows as a parasite on other plants. The leaves are alternate and oblong to oval. They are 5.5 cm long by 4 cm wide. They are whitish and the base is heart shaped. The flowers are condensed and 5 cm wide. They are in groups at the nodes on old branches. There are 30-40 flowers in a group. The flowers are pale yellow. The fruit are round or cone shaped. They have yellow hairs. They are 6 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in dry deciduous and moist deciduous forests as a parasite.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The ripe fruit are chewed as betle nut.
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Edible fruits
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Distribution

Scurrula cordifolia world distribution map, present in India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:551507-1
WFO ID wfo-0000501310
COL ID 6XYB6
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Synonyms

Scurrula cordifolia Dendrophthoe cordifolia