Macrosolen parasiticus
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| Macrosolen parasiticus | |
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| At Thattekad in India | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Macrosolen |
| Species: | M. parasiticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrosolen parasiticus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Macrosolen parasiticus is a species of parasitic shrub in the family Loranthaceae.[2] It is commonly called parasite honeysuckle. It is widely distributed in tropical South and South West Indian regions especially in the Western Ghats.[3] Macrosolen parasiticus species were described by Danser (1938).[4]