requesting id of this parasitic plant found on trees of arunachal pradesh

[arun sharma]

Dear Sir/ mame

i am again posting this plant for any kind of identification.

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*Arunkumar Phurailatpam
Assistant Professor
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
College of Horticulture and Forestry
Central Agricultural University
Mob.No. 9612975356*

[Ritesh Kumar Choudhary]

I think Agapetes variegata (Roxb.) G.Don

Family: Ericaceae.

Regards,

Ritesh.

[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for validation please.

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[J.M. Garg]

A reply:

"From the photos,the plant appears to be Agapetes variegata. The plant is an epiphyte and not parasitic on the host trees and develops a bulbous base with ageing. This species is found in NE India in subtropical forests at 2000 to 2500 m alt. and is very attractive in flowering. A volume on the family Ericaceae (eds. M.Sanjappa & ARK Sastry under Fl.of India series by the BSI) is under final stages of printing and will be come out soon. Pl contact Dr M Sanjappa, ex Director,BSI at ...

 

ARK Sastry

ex Joint Director,BSI"

 

Thanks a lot, Dr. Sastry.

 

[arun sharma]

Kindly identify the species of this loranthus parasite found in the orange orchards of pasighat arunachal pradesh.