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Scurrula parasitica L.

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Scurrula parasitica L.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymCichlanthus repandus (Bl.) van Tiegh.
synonymCichlanthus scurrula (L.) Van Tiegh.
synonymDendrophthoe biflora (Desr.) Bl.
synonymDendrophthoe buddlejoides (Desr.) Bl.
synonymDendrophthoe cinnamomea Wall. ex G. Don
synonymDendrophthoe heynei Wall. ex G. Don
synonymDendrophthoe obovata Bl.
synonymDendrophthoe obtecta G. Don
synonymDendrophthoe repanda Bl.
synonymDendrophthoe roxburghiana Bl.
synonymDendrophthoe scurrula (L.) Bl.
synonymElytranthe umbellata G. Don
synonymLoranthos scurrulum (L.) St. Lag.
synonymLoranthus biflorus Desr.
synonymLoranthus buddleioides Desr.
synonymLoranthus cinnamomeus Wall.
synonymLoranthus concavifolium Griff.
synonymLoranthus cuneifolius Reinw. ex Miq.
synonymLoranthus fuscus Bl.
synonymLoranthus heyneanus Wall.
synonymLoranthus malelensis Korth.
synonymLoranthus obtectus Wall. ex DC.
synonymLoranthus parasiticus (L.) Merr.
synonymLoranthus pyrifolius Wight ex Wall.
synonymLoranthus repandus Bl.
synonymLoranthus rigidulus Wall. ex G. Don
synonymLoranthus rufidulus Wall.
synonymLoranthus scurrula L.
synonymPassowia pyrifolia (Kunth) van Tiegh.
synonymScurrula biflora (Desr.) G. Don
synonymScurrula budleioides (Desr.) G. Don
synonymScurrula roxburghii (Bl.) G. Don
synonymScurrula rufidula G. Don
synonymTaxillus parasiticus (L.) Nguyen Tien Ban
🗒 Common Names
Other
  • Pulluruvi
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Shrub
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
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    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Parasitic shrubs; branches erect, tomentose. Leaves 5-9 x 3-5 cm, ovate, rounded at base and apex; golden tomentose below; petiole to 1 cm long. Flowers in axillary fascicles or shortly peduncled cymes, 16-20 together; bract ovate, densely tomentose; calyx cupular; corolla 15 mm long, slender, densely tomentose; lobes 4, ovate, acute; stamens 4, filaments glabrous; stigma clavate. Berry obovoid, densely hairy.
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
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    References 
      Habit: Shrub
      G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
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      References 
        Habit: A parasitic subshrub, upto 75cm.
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          No Data
          📚 Natural History
          Cyclicity
          Flowering and fruiting: November-February
          Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
          Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
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          References 
            Morphology
            Flower

            In axillary racemes, zygomorphic; orange-yellow. Flowering from March-May and September-November.

            Fruit

            An obovoid drupe, club-shaped; seed solitary. Fruiting throughout the year.

            Field tips

            Branchlets tawny-tomentose. Corolla lobes 4.

            Leaf Arrangement

            Opposite or sub-opposite

            Leaf Type

            Simple

            Leaf Shape

            Elliptic or ovate

            Leaf Apex

            Obtuse-subacute

            Leaf Base

            Rounded-acute

            Leaf Margin

            Entire

            Keystone Foundation
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            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
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            References 
              Miscellaneous Details
              Notes: Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Dry Deciduous to Moist Deciduous Forests, Parasite
              G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
              Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
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                No Data
                📚 Habitat and Distribution
                General Habitat
                Moist and dry deciduous forests
                Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
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                References 
                  Description
                  Global Distribution

                  South and South East Asia

                  Indian distribution

                  State - Kerala, District/s: Palakkad, Kottayam, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad, Kozhikkode

                  Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    Maharashtra: Kolhapur, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Satara Kerala: Idukki, Kannur, Kollam, Kottayam, Malapuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Dindigul, Namakkal, Nilgiri, Salem, Tirunelveli, Tiruvannamalai , Viluppuram
                    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      Found in deciduous forests and scrub jungles from 600-2000m. Common. India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, China and Malesia.
                      Keystone Foundation
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                      Contributors 
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                        No Data
                        📚 Occurrence
                        No Data
                        📚 Uses and Management
                        Uses

                        System of Medicines Used In

                        Folk medicine
                        Folk medicine
                        System Of Medicines Used In

                        Folk medicine

                        FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3982
                        Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3982
                        Contributors 
                        Status UNDER_CREATION
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                        References 
                          A common parasitic plant on Phyllanthus sp.
                          Keystone Foundation
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                          Contributors 
                          Status UNDER_CREATION
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                          References 
                            No Data
                            📚 Information Listing
                            References
                            1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                            1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3982
                            1. Loranthus buddleioides Desr. in Lam., Encycl. 3: 660. 1792; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1251(876). 1925; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 350. 1984.
                            2. Scurrula parasitica L., Sp. Pl. 110. 1753; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 401. 1988; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 241. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 350. 1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 412. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 400. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 318. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 24. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 386. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 595. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 358. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 274. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 275. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 583. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 429. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 710. 2009.
                            3. Loranthus scurrula L., Sp. Pl. (ed. 2) 472. 1762; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 208. 1886.
                            Information Listing > References
                            1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                            2. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=3982
                            3. Loranthus buddleioides Desr. in Lam., Encycl. 3: 660. 1792; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1251(876). 1925; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 350. 1984.
                            4. Scurrula parasitica L., Sp. Pl. 110. 1753; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 401. 1988; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 241. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 350. 1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 412. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 400. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 318. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 24. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 386. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 595. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 358. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 274. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 275. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 583. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 429. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 710. 2009.
                            5. Loranthus scurrula L., Sp. Pl. (ed. 2) 472. 1762; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 208. 1886.

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                            📚 Meta data
                            No Data
                            🐾 Taxonomy
                            RootRoot
                            KingdomPlantae
                            PhylumTracheophyta
                            ClassMagnoliopsida
                            OrderSantalales
                            FamilyLoranthaceae
                            GenusScurrula
                            SpeciesScurrula parasitica L.
                            📊 Temporal Distribution
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