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Struthanthus marginatus

Botanic Family

Loranthaceae

Author

(Desrousseau) G. Don

Common Names

• Matapalo (Costa Rica
• El Salvador)

Geographical Habitats

• Amazonas
• Bahia
• Distrito Federal
• Goias
• Minas Gerais
• Rio de Janeiro
• São Paulo - Brazil
• Colombia
• Guyana
• Costa Rica
• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Honduras
• Chiapas - Mexico
• Panama
• Bolivia
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Forest edge
• savanna forest
• scrubland
• disturbed forest
• riverside
• forest
• cloud forest
• coastal

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Nov
• Dec All year

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Aug
• Oct All year

Hemi-parasitic scandent clinging twining glabrous shrub with aerial roots. Leaves to 110mm long. Axillary racemes or fascicles to 75mm long of green to yellow-white flowers, females 4mm, corolla 3mm long. Orange-red fruit a berry to 8mm

Further References

• NYBG
• Mobot
• FB
• The Plant List 2
• FOG
• Standley