Honey Suckle Mistletoe

Loranthaceae (mistletoe family) » Dendrophthoe falcata

 

den-droff-THOH-ee -- from the Greek dendron (tree) and phthoe (to waste away)

fal-KAY-tuh -- sickle-shaped

 

commonly known as: curved mistletoe, honey suckle mistletoe • Bengali: baramanda, পরগাছা paragaacha • Garo: tuthekmi • Gujarati: વંદો vando • Hindi: बंदा banda, बंदा पाठा banda patha, बन्दाल bandal • Kannada: ಬಮ್ದಣಿಕೆ bamdanike, ಮದುಕ maduk • Konkani: bemdram • Malayalam: ഇത്തിള് iththil, ഇത്തിക്കണ്ണി ittikkanni • Marathi: बांडगुळ bandgul, बाशिंगी bashingi • Oriya: ବନ୍ଦା banda • Punjabi: amut • Sanskrit: वंदा vanda, वृक्षादनी vrksadani, वृक्षरुहा vrksaruha • Tamil: புல்லுரீ pulluri, புல்லுருவி pulluruvi, உசீ uchi • Telugu: జిద్దూ jiddu, యెలింగా yelinga

 

Native to: Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka

 

 

References: Flowers of India • ENVIS - FRLHT

 

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