Passovia pyrifolia
(Kunth) Tiegh
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Description
A tropical shrub in the Loranthaceae family that grows as an epiphyte (attached to other plants), reaching approximately 1 m tall.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, South America, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.,
Synonyms
Loranthus affinis Mart. ex Schult.f.Loranthus hoffmannseggianus Schult.f.Loranthus pyrifolius KunthLoranthus subcampestris Mart. ex Schult.f.Passovia pyrifolia (Kunth) Tiegh.Phoradendron gentlei Trel.Phthirusa heterophylla RusbyPhthirusa pyrifolia (Kunth) EichlerStruthanthus minutiflorus LundellStruthanthus pyrifolius (Kunth) G. Donand others
Also Known As
Nishi moishi, Suelda con suelda
References (3)
- Ferns, Useful Tropical plants. (As Phthirusa pyrifolia)
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia. (As Phthirusa pyrifolia)
- Zambrana, P, et al, 2017, Traditional knowledge hiding in plain sight – twenty-first century ethnobotany of the Chácobo in Beni, Bolivia. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2017) 13:57 (As Phthirusa pyrifolia)
