Taxillus sericus Danser

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Loranthaceae > Taxillus

Characteristics

Shrubs 0.5-1 m tall, young stems tomentose, glabrescent, hairs brown, stellate. Branches grayish brown, lenticellate. Leaves alternate or subopposite; petiole 10-15 mm; leaf blade oblong-ovate or broadly oblong, 6-10 × 2.5-4.5 cm, slightly leathery to leathery, both surfaces rapidly glabrescent, lateral veins 5 or 6 pairs, veins and reticulate veins prominent on both surfaces, base cuneate, slightly decurrent, apex shortly acuminate or acute. Umbels 1-3, sometimes at leafless nodes, 2-4-flowered; peduncle 2.5-4 mm; bracts ovate, ca. 1 mm. Pedicel 3-4 mm, pilose. Calyx ellipsoid, 2.5-3 mm, brown stellate tomentose, limb annular. Mature bud 2-3 cm, tip enlarged, ellipsoid. Corolla reddish yellow, slightly curved, with adpressed stellate hairs, basal part inflated, lobes lanceolate, 7-8 mm, reflexed. Filaments ± absent to ca. 1 mm; anthers 3-4 mm. Stigma capitate. Berry yellowish, ellipsoid, ca. 8 × 5 mm, granulose, glabrous. Fl. and fr. Aug-Feb.
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) 7-11

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Distribution

Taxillus sericus world distribution map, present in China and India

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:552172-1
WFO ID wfo-0001075751
COL ID 7BNGZ
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Synonyms

Taxillus sericus