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Tripodanthus acutifolius

Botanic Family

Loranthaceae

Author

(Ruiz & Pavon) Tieghem

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Argentina
• Bolivia
• Paraguay
• Bahia
• Distrito Federal
• Goiás
• Minas Gerais
• Paraná
• Rio de Janeiro
• Rio Grande do Sul
• Santo Catarina
• São Paulo - Brazil
• Ecuador
• Peru
• Uruguay
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Dry forest
• shrubland
• forest edge
• wooded grassland
• montane

Flowering Times

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

Fruiting Times

• Apr
• Sep
• Oct

Woody parasitic hemi-epiphytic sometimes climbing glabrous vine or tree with axillary or terminal racemes to 75mm long of sweetly scented white to cream flowers red at base to 12mm long with exserted stamens to 16mm long, red to black fruit a berry to 8mm long, coriaceous leaves

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• Mobot
• NYBG
• Neotrop
• FB
• The Plant List
• Botanicus