| 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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| Occurrence data from GBIF [2] | |
| Synonyms [3] | |
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]
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]
Psittacanthus cordatus was first described by Hoffmansegg in 1829 as Loranthus cordatus, [5] [6] and in 1834, Don assigned it to the new genus Psittacanthus . [1] [7] There is some confusion with respect to the accepted name: Plants of the World online [3] and Flora do Brasil [4] give the accepted name as Psittacanthus cordatus (Hoffmans.) G.Don, while GBIF [8] gives the accepted name as Psittacanthus cordatus Blume.
Psittacanthus comes from the Greek psittakos (parrot), and the Greek anthos (flower), chosen according to Don, [9] possibly because of the bright colours. Cordatus is from the Latin cordate(heart-shaped). [10]