Psittacanthus cordatus
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| Psittacanthus cordatus | |
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| Psittacanthus cordatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Psittacanthus |
| Species: | P. cordatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Psittacanthus cordatus | |
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Psittacanthus cordatus is a species of Neotropical mistletoe in the family Loranthaceae, which is native to Bolivia and Brazil.[3]
Psittacanthus cordatus initially grows upward and then becomes pendulous, with the shape of its stems being circular.[4] The leaves are opposite, with the base of the leaf being obtuse to cordate, and the apex, acute.[4] The position of the racemose inflorescence is both axillary and terminal.[4] The flowers form groups of three (triads) on a stem, and are red to yellow.[4] The style is straight.[4]
Habitat
It is found in the Amazon rainforest, the Central Brazilian Savanna, Atlantic Rainforest and Pantanal,[4] in the Caatinga, Carrasco Vegetation, Cerrado ecoregion, Riverine Forest and/or Gallery Forest, Terra Firme Forest, flooded forest (Várzea), and Tropical Rain Forest.[4]