Psittacanthus cucullaris (Lam.) Blume
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Authority
Maguire, Bassett. 1978. The botany of the Guayana Highland--part X. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 29: 1-288.
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Family
Loranthaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Branches articulated, that is, carrying a paler line transversely on the node and between the two opposite leaves of a pair; bracts brick red; corolla yellow-green, the recurved lobes orange; fruit blue-black, seated on a red receptacle.
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Discussion
Psittacanthus cucullaris (Lamarck) Blume in Schultes, Syst. 7: 1730. 1830. Loranthus cucullaris Lam., Jour. Hist. Nat. Paris 23: 444. 1792.