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Phoradendron crassifolium

Also known as: Phoradendron ayacuchanum Trel. +10 more
  • Phoradendron ayacuchanum Trel.
  • Phoradendron ayacucheanum Trel. ex J.F.Macbr.
  • Phoradendron crassifolium var. multiflorum Eichler
  • Phoradendron crassifolium var. parvifolium Eichler
  • Phoradendron crassifolium var. pittieri Trel.
  • Phoradendron martinicense (DC.) Griseb.
  • Phoradendron martinicense (DC.) Trel.
  • Phoradendron pepericarpum A.Gray
  • Viscum crassifolium Pohl ex DC.
  • Viscum martinicense DC.
  • Viscum martinicensis
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Santalaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a hemiparasitic epiphyte.

Phoradendron crassifolium is a parasitic plant belonging to the Santalaceae family. Naturally occurring in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Phoradendron, which contains over 250 distinct species.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Air Plant

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

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