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Macrosolen capitellatus
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Family:
LORANTHACEAE
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Citation: Macrosolen capitellatus (Wight & Arn.) Danser, Blumea 2: 36. 1936; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 252. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 327. 1985; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 411. 1990; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 58. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 594. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 357. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 273. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 275. 2002.
Loranthus capitellatus Wight & Arn., Prodr. 382. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 221. 1886.
Elytranthe capitellata (Wight & Arn.) Engl. in Engl. & Prantl, Naturl. Pflanzenfam. 3(1): 189. 1889; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1255(879). 1925.
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Description:
Parasitic shrubs, branches 2-angulr, glabrous. Leaves simple, 5-8 x 2-3 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, acute, cuneate at base, coriaceous; nerves 2 or 3 pairs, obscure; petiole to 7 mm long. Flowers 2-4 together, nearly sessile, on very short peduncle; bracts and bracteoles similar, ovate to orbicular, keeled. C 5 mm long, cylindric, apex truncate with short rounded lobes. Corolla to 2 cm long, yellow to white in the tubular part and scarlet green at apex, split below the middle; lobes 6, linear or linear spathulate. Stamens 6, anthers multilocellate. Berry 6 x 5 mm, purple-black when ripe, ellipsoid, beaked with persistent calyx tube.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-June
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kasaragode, Idukki, Malappuram, Kozhikkode, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Deciduous forests, also in the plains
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Distribution:
South West India and Sri Lanka
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
Yes
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Green, Red, Violet
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Ichampetty, Thannikkudy, Vengoli, Taliparamba, Karivara slopes, Edacode
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