Medicinal properties of D. falcata (or any other parasite for that matter) vary depend on the host plant, I assume. Traditional healers in TN think that the one that grows on Neem tree has high medicinal value. I have no idea about its actual use, though :( I am sure Oudhia ji has a lot to say...
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 3:02 AM, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks for your reply. > > Lets wait for comments of other members. > > On the basis of medicinal properties and uses the Healers talk about over > 30 types of Dendrophthoe. > > regards > > Pankaj Oudhia > > > On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 1:16 PM, Giby Kuriakose > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thank you for your reply. >> Yes I noted that and I think the red flowered Dendrophthoe might be the >> one that is seen in the picture in the given link. I haven't seen *D. >> falcata *with red with an yellow tip as we seen in my pictures that is >> why I mentioned a different form. >> Again plant list consider D. coccinea as a different species though the >> confidence level is less and there is no D. falcata var. falcata in their >> list! >> >> >> Thanks and Regards, >> Giby >> >> >> >> On 22 April 2012 13:09, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks for your reply. Visited the link mentioned by you. Please see >>> their confidence level and Source WCSP (in review). Hence, it is not >>> accepted so far. >>> >>> I read about var. falcata and var. coccinea from this link >>> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrophthoe_falcata >>> >>> regards >>> >>> Pankaj Oudhia >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 12:50 PM, Giby Kuriakose < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Pankaj sir, >>>> >>>> According to Gamble, the plant that I studied was *D. amplexifolia* as >>>> the leaves shows amplexicaul nature. Later it has been merged with * >>>> D.falcata* >>>> >>>> http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2760884 >>>> >>>> That is why I treated that as *D. falcata* only. Further, 'the plant >>>> list says that there is no variety listed as accepted name for * >>>> D.falcata* and whatever varieties were recorded earlier has become >>>> synonyms to D.falcata. I am not trying to say that the plant list (as of >>>> now) is a final word in this matter. >>>> We have seen several forms of this species with difference in leaf >>>> shape and size and flower color. >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks and Regards, >>>> Giby >>>> >>>> >>>> On 21 April 2012 23:33, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks Neil ji. It seems that yours is D.falcata var. falcata and Giby >>>>> ji's D.falcata var.coccinea. >>>>> >>>>> regards >>>>> >>>>> Pankaj Oudhia >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 10:52 PM, Neil Soares >>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> Some of my photographs of Dendrophthoe falcata. Please also check my >>>>>> previous mails on this. >>>>>> With regards, >>>>>> Neil Soares. >>>>>> >>>>>> --- On *Sat, 4/21/12, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]>* wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> From: Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:114135] Dendrophthoe falcata from Canopy >>>>>> of KMTR_GK_21-04-2012 >>>>>> To: "Giby Kuriakose" <[email protected]> >>>>>> Cc: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> >>>>>> Date: Saturday, April 21, 2012, 8:39 PM >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks Giby ji. >>>>>> >>>>>> Forwarding three video links showing that how our Traditional Healers >>>>>> collect it from Mahua. >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdrjBem0c4U >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzOgTSC3hFs >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXPTDKbxoWA >>>>>> >>>>>> regards >>>>>> >>>>>> Pankaj Oudhia >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 8:07 PM, Giby Kuriakose < >>>>>> [email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Dear all, >>>>>> >>>>>> Please find attached herewith the different form of Dendrophthoe >>>>>> falcata from the canopy of evergreen forests of KMTR, Tamil Nadu. This >>>>>> species prefer to grow only on top of the canopy of *Palaquim >>>>>> ellipticum* and *Ormosia travancorica. * The height varies from >>>>>> 8-23m and we had to climb the host trees to do pollination experiments >>>>>> and >>>>>> visitation observation. >>>>>> It was a very unique and nice experience to climb on top of the >>>>>> canopy through single rope and stay there day long! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> Giby >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD >>>>>> Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), >>>>>> Royal Enclave, >>>>>> Jakkur Post, Srirampura >>>>>> Bangalore- 560064 >>>>>> India >>>>>> Phone - +91 9448714856 +919947109987 (Mobile) >>>>>> visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD >>>> Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), >>>> Royal Enclave, >>>> Jakkur Post, Srirampura >>>> Bangalore- 560064 >>>> India >>>> Phone - +91 9448714856 +919947109987 (Mobile) >>>> visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD >> Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), >> Royal Enclave, >> Jakkur Post, Srirampura >> Bangalore- 560064 >> India >> Phone - +91 9448714856 +919947109987 (Mobile) >> visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >> > >
