| Synonym |
Loranthus falcatus Linn.f.,
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Flower Color |
Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name |
Vanda, Bandak |
Flower Type |
Corymb |
| English / Trade Name |
Honeysuckle |
Flowering Period |
April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name |
Vanda |
Fruiting Period |
July-Sept |
| Altitude |
Up to 1500 m |
Fruit Type |
Berry |
| Habit |
Shrub |
Fruit Details |
Flowers in second racemes, often clustered in the axil of fallen leaves; bracts orbicular, cupulus (calyculus) with truncate mouth. Perianth bright red, curved, glabrous,; lobes 5, short, reflexed. |
| Habitat |
Common; the miscellaneous forests, epiphytic on trees often on shrubs |
Bark Type |
Rugged |
| Distribution |
Almost throughout India; Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Australia. |
Bark Details |
Greyish bark |
| Distribution in Haryana |
Ambala, Kurukshetra, Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar |
Origin |
Native |
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Leaf Type |
Simple |
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Leaf Arrangement |
Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) |
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Leaf Shape |
Ovate |
| Description of Species |
Bushy parasitic shrub. Leaves leathery, ovate-lanceolate to elliptic or spathulate, base rounded, tip obtuse or rounded. Flowers in second racemes, often clustered in the axil of fallen leaves; bracts orbicular, cupulus (calyculus) with truncate mouth. Perianth bright red, curved, glabrous,; lobes 5, short, reflexed. Fruits ovoid-oblong, glabrous, crowned with persistent calyculus. |
Leaf Details |
Leaves leathery, ovate-lanceolate to elliptic or spathulate, base rounded, tip obtuse or rounded. |
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