Looks similar to Dendrophthoe falcata Regards
prasad On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 4:21 PM, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear Pinky, > > Yes it is a stem parasitic plant. Plants come under the family > Loranthaceae (mistletoe family) are hemi-parasites. They take food from the > host trees by means of penetrating roots called the haustoria. They take > non-synthesized food, minerals and water as well hence they possess green > leaves. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loranthus > > > http://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/intropp/pathogengroups/pages/parasiticplants.aspx > > > > http://www.preservearticles.com/2011122118783/short-essay-on-parasitic-angiosperms.html > > > > Regards, > Giby > > > > > On 27 December 2011 14:40, Pinki <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear RB ji >> >> This is not a parasitic plant i suppose as it is green. this can be >> termed as epiphyte... >> >> Alok >> >> On Dec 26, 10:26 pm, Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Pl. find the attached file contain photo for id. request. >> > >> > Date: 26.12.2011 >> > Location: Sathy, Erode Dist., >> > Habitat: Wild >> > Habit: Parasitic plant of Tamarind and Acacia >> > >> > Thanks >> > >> > B. Rathinasabapathy >> > Project Co-ordinator >> > Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park >> > 1388, Avinashi Road >> > Peelamedu >> > Coimbatore-641004 >> > >> > <http://mail.google.com/subscribe.mhtml> >> > >> > parasitic plant.flower .jpg >> > 106KViewDownload >> > >> > parasitic plant.flower closeuppg.jpg >> > 49KViewDownload >> > >> > parasitic plant.jpg >> > 216KViewDownload >> > > > > -- > GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), > Royal Enclave, > Jakkur Post, Srirampura > Bangalore- 560064 > India > Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) > visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby > -- Prasad Kumar Dash Ecologist, Orissa, India email: [email protected] ph. 09437444241
