Identification requested of Loranthaceae member

17 views
Skip to first unread message

Ashutosh Sharma

unread,
Jun 3, 2018, 3:45:04 AM6/3/18
to indiantreepix

Respected members,

Please help to identify this hemiparasitic plant of Loranthaceae family.
I think it's some Taxillus species.
Host tree is Populas species
Altitude -1500 metres asl
Photographed near Palampur,HP
Dated - 6May2018

Best regards
Ashutosh Sharma

Loranthaceae.jpg
Loranthaceae flowers.png
Parasite growing on a drying Populus tree.png
inflorescence close-up.jpg
Loranthaceae.png
Loranthaceae 1.png
Close-up.png

J.M. Garg

unread,
Jun 3, 2018, 8:24:48 AM6/3/18
to Ashutosh Sharma, efloraofindia

--
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 indiantreepi...@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send email to indian...@googlegroups.com.
Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

ashutoshsharma11sn

unread,
Jun 3, 2018, 10:53:00 AM6/3/18
to efloraofindia
Thanks Garg sir
But I have already checked at efloraofindia pages of Taxillus and other Loranthaceae but didn't find any match.

Saroj Kumar Kasaju

unread,
Jun 4, 2018, 3:54:23 AM6/4/18
to efloraofindia
Helixanthera hookeriana (Wight & Arn.)  ??

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju 

J.M. Garg

unread,
Jun 4, 2018, 4:29:32 AM6/4/18
to Saroj Kumar Kasaju, efloraofindia, Ashutosh Sharma

--
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 indiantreepix+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send email to indian...@googlegroups.com.



--
With regards,
J.M.Garg

'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna'

Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia

For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group (largest in the world- around 2975 members & 2,90,000 messages on 31.3.18) or Efloraofindia website (with a species database of more than 12,000 species & 3,00,000 images).

The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image.

Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'.

ashutoshsharma11sn

unread,
Jun 9, 2018, 1:55:11 PM6/9/18
to efloraofindia
Identification still pending

Saroj Kumar Kasaju

unread,
Jun 9, 2018, 10:19:43 PM6/9/18
to efloraofindia
Did you check my suggestion?

Thank you
Saroj Kasaju

J.M. Garg

unread,
Jun 9, 2018, 11:41:22 PM6/9/18
to Saroj Kasaju, efloraofindia, Ashutosh Sharma
--
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 indiantreepi...@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send an email to indian...@googlegroups.com.

ashutoshsharma11sn

unread,
Jun 10, 2018, 12:31:49 AM6/10/18
to efloraofindia
Thanks Saroj Kumar Kasaju sir.
But Helixanthera hookeriana looks different to me as it has distinct reddish brown midrib present in leaves lacking in our plant also the flower petals are much back curved and attached in our plant unlike Helixanthera hookeriana where they are less curved and free.

J.M. Garg

unread,
Jun 10, 2018, 1:39:38 AM6/10/18
to ashutoshsharma11sn, efloraofindia, Saroj Kasaju
Thanks, Ashutosh ji.

On 10 June 2018 at 10:01, ashutoshsharma11sn <ashutoshs...@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks Saroj Kumar Kasaju sir.
But Helixanthera hookeriana looks different to me as it has distinct reddish brown midrib present in leaves lacking in our plant also the flower petals are much back curved and attached in our plant unlike Helixanthera hookeriana where they are less curved and free.
--
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 indiantreepix+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send an email to indian...@googlegroups.com.

J.M. Garg

unread,
Jun 19, 2018, 3:10:38 AM6/19/18
to efloraofindia, Ashutosh Sharma, Saroj Kasaju
I think close to images at Helixanthera ligustrina (Wall.) Danser

--

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 indiantreepix+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.

To post to this group, send email to indian...@googlegroups.com.

Loranthaceae.jpg
Loranthaceae flowers.png
Parasite growing on a drying Populus tree.png
inflorescence close-up.jpg
Loranthaceae.png
Loranthaceae 1.png
Close-up.png

ashutoshsharma11sn

unread,
Jun 19, 2018, 6:56:17 AM6/19/18
to efloraofindia
Garg sir earlier I was also thinking of the same but its different as calyx of H.ligustrina is not backly curved as in our plant.

J.M. Garg

unread,
Jun 19, 2018, 7:14:45 AM6/19/18
to ashutoshsharma11sn, efloraofindia

On 19 June 2018 at 16:26, ashutoshsharma11sn <ashutoshs...@gmail.com> wrote:
Garg sir earlier I was also thinking of the same but its different as calyx of H.ligustrina is not backly curved as in our plant.
--
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 indiantreepix+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send an email to indian...@googlegroups.com.

ashutoshsharma11sn

unread,
Jun 22, 2018, 11:00:54 PM6/22/18
to efloraofindia
Thanks Garg sir , yes it looks very close. It is also mentioned from subtropical Himalayas, up to 1500 m altitude,though I can't find Populus ciliata mentioned as its host as I have seen most of plants on Populus and also there's no records from Himachal Pradesh.
Here's the description and distribution detail by BSI
http://efloraindia.nic.in/efloraindia/taxonList.action?id=1440&type=4

J.M. Garg

unread,
Jun 23, 2018, 12:49:56 AM6/23/18
to Ashutosh Sharma, efloraofindia
Thanks, Ashutosh ji 

--
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 indiantreepi...@googlegroups.com.

Saroj Kasaju

unread,
Jun 23, 2018, 1:14:52 AM6/23/18
to Ashutosh Sharma, efloraofindia

J.M. Garg

unread,
Jun 23, 2018, 1:41:45 AM6/23/18
to Saroj Kasaju, Ashutosh Sharma, efloraofindia
Thanks, Saroj ji 

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 indiantreepi...@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send email to indian...@googlegroups.com.

ashutoshsharma11sn

unread,
Jun 23, 2018, 3:58:41 AM6/23/18
to efloraofindia
Thanks Saroj ji .

Saroj Kasaju

unread,
Jun 23, 2018, 4:40:21 AM6/23/18
to Ashutosh Sharma, J.M. Garg, efloraofindia
Please validate if it is correct..

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju


On Sat, Jun 23, 2018 at 1:43 PM ashutoshsharma11sn <ashutoshs...@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks Saroj ji .
Reply all
Reply to author
Forward
0 new messages