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Phthirusa rufa

Botanic Family

Loranthaceae

Author

(Martius) Eichler

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Guyana
• Acre
• Amazonas - Brazil
• Suriname

Natural Habitats

• Savanna
• forest
• riverside
• woodland

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• May
• Jul
• Dec-May (Brazil)

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Apr
• May
• Jul

Epiphytic parasitic twining vine with red hairs, terminal panicles or spikes of tomentose dark brown or red flowers, male flowers white to 3mm long, red to purple fruit, a berry to 10mm long, coriaceous leaves

Further References

• NHN
• Mobot
• NYBG
• The Plant List
• Botanicus