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Phthirusa stelis
Phthirusa stelis
- Botanic Family
- Loranthaceae
- Author
- (Linnaeus) Kuijt
Common Names
Geographical Habitats
- Guyana
- Costa Rica
- Panama
- Bolivia
- Acre
- Amazonas
- Bahia
- Mato Grosso
- Minas Gerais
- Pará
- Roraima - Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- French Guiana
- Jamaica
- Peru
- Suriname
- Venezuela
Natural Habitats
- Coastal
- mangroves
- savanna
- floodplain forest
- forest
- tropical rain forest
- lakeside
- remnant forest
- seasonally inundated forest
- riverside
- montane forest
Flowering Times
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Oct
- Dec
Fruiting Times
- Jan
- Feb
- Apr
- May
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Twining dioecious hemi-epiphytic, hemi-parastic hairy or glabrous scandent shrub. Leaves with hooked point at apex, coriaceous leaves to 100mm x 70mm. Axillary or terminal panicles, spikes or racemes to 150mm long with bractlets, of scented white, purple or greenish flowers, female to 5mm long, male to 6mm long. Orange-red or yellowish fruit, a berry to 11mm x 6mm,
Further References
- NHN
- Mobot
- NYBG
- Neotop
- FB
- The Plant List 2
- Botanicus
- FOPE
- Academia