Psittacanthus robustus
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Psittacanthus |
| Species: | P. robustus |
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Psittacanthus robustus is a species of Neotropical mistletoe in the family Loranthaceae, which is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela.[4]
Initially, branches are erect, but adult branches are pendulous.[3] Branch cross-sections are square.[3] Leaves are petiolate and obtuse at both base and apex.[3] Inflorescences are both terminal and axillary, consisting of umbels of yellow to orange triads (flowers in groups of three).[3] The fruit is light green colored when immature but when ripe the colour changes to black, and looks somewhat like an olive.[5] Its seeds have 3 cotyledons and sticky substance inside.[5]
Taxonomy
Distribution
It has been found in the Northern Amazon, in Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela,[4] in Amazonian rainforests, Caatinga, the Central Brazilian Savanna, and the Atlantic Rainforest.[3]