Forwarding for ID Distributed as Dendrophthoe falcata ? <https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/25/dendrophthoe-falcata-1/> Group discussion at Which Loranthus species? ID230608JM (google.com) <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/dPvBsKVt2PY>
On Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at 8:07:18 PM UTC+5:30 JM Garg wrote: > I found a detailed link with drawings & pictures on *Dendrophthoe curvata* > (which > at several sites named as synonyms): > http://www.parasiticplants.siu.edu/NewGuineaLoranths/Dendrophthoe/Dcurvata.html > > On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 7:56 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Can it be *Dendrophthoe falcata* as per the links: >> http://rainforest-australia.com/Mistletoe.htm ? >> Here is the earlier link on Indiantreepix: >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/2ae0e2a7761e07de >> Here is a link to a few more pictures: >> http://images.google.co.in/images?hl=en&q=Dendrophthoe%20falcata&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi >> On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 9:24 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On 22/6/08 in Hyderabad, AP. Initial Id- courtesy Chandra Mohan ji. I >>> found this parasitic plant in my office campus as well as in residential in >>> Lalaguda, Secunderabad. It appears quite common here. I think this is liked >>> very much by the Flowerpeckers i.e. why I am finding them everywhere in >>> Hyderabad. >>> >>> Here are some extracts from Wikipedia link on *Loranthus*: >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loranthus >>> >>> *Loranthus* is a genus of parasitic plants that grow on the branches of >>> woody trees. >>> >>> Distribution >>> >>> Throughout the world. Occurs in plenty in Kerala >>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala> India, as a menace on Mango >>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mango> trees (*Mangifera indica >>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mangifera_indica&action=edit&redlink=1>* >>> ). >>> >>> Characteristics >>> >>> These plants grows strongly on ageing trees particularly somewhere in >>> the middle of old branches. Once established, it quickly steals the >>> nutrients and sunlight by covering the encroached place such that the >>> branch of the host tree is rendered weak and inactive. *Loranthus* >>> blooms are rose in colour. It becomes a menace over a period of time for >>> the struggling trees by stealing the sunlight needed for photosynthesis. >>> >>> Control >>> >>> Cutting the branch affected by *Loranthus* before it spreads to other >>> branches of the tree may be a method.[*citation needed >>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed>*] However, >>> using larvae of the Common Jezebel >>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Jezebel> butterfly would be the >>> best method of natural control.[*citation needed >>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed>*] The leaves >>> of *Loranthus* are food for the larvae. The larvae grow in scores and >>> hence can quickly eat away the leaves of *Loranthus*. Moreover, the >>> larvae undergo metamorphosis later into beautiful butterflies called Common >>> Jezebel which are very good pollinators >>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollinators> and hence useful for trees. >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg >>> "We often ignore the beauty around us" >>> For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group >>> (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en >>> For my Birds, Butterflies, Trees, Landscape pictures etc., visit >>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/J.M.Garg >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> "We often ignore the beauty around us" >> For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group >> (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en >> For my Birds, Butterflies, Trees, Landscape pictures etc., visit >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/J.M.Garg >> > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > "We often ignore the beauty around us" > For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group > (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > For my Birds, Butterflies, Trees, Landscape pictures etc., visit > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/J.M.Garg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/cef78cb7-09e9-4d25-b4da-81285621df64n%40googlegroups.com.
