Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Loranthaceae | Genus: Loranthus | Species: Dendrophthoe falcata (Linn.f.) Ettings ( बाँदा ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Loranthus falcatus Linn.f., |
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 |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| 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. |
