Does look like Dendrophthoe falcata (L.f) Ettingsh. Thanks a lot for sharing this beautiful parasitic epiphyte. Pollination and seed doespersal takes place in this taxa by birds. Pankaj
On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Nidhan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear All, > This epiphytic plant was found on wayside on Kalka-Shimla Highway near > Solan. I suppose this to be Dendrophthoe falcata. Kindly validate. > Thanks > -- > Dr. Nidhan Singh > Department of Botany > I.B. (PG) College > Panipat-132103 Haryana > Ph.: 09416371227 > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
