Tripodanthus acutifolius (Ruiz & Pav.) Tiegh.

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The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
Loranthaceae
Tripodanthus acutifolius (Ruiz & Pav.) Tiegh.
det. M. Nee, 2015
Depto. Cochabamba, Prov. Carrasco, 2.7 km (straight
line) N of center of Pojo, along the main highway from
Cochabamba to Comarapa, 1.2 km down from the turnoff to
Pojo, in the direction of Copachuncho and Cochabamba.
17°44’08”S,64°51’44”W. alt. 1930 m.
Slopes with arid scrubby vegetation and scattered trees of
Prosopis, Acacia, Tipuana tipu, Capparis speciosa, with a
few agricultural fields, and ravine with running water and
more trees such as Erythrina falcata.
Shrubs to 4 m. tall, terrrestrial, not obviously parasitizing
anything, with dense arching branch system, the stems to 8
cm. in diameter. Fruit green.
Coll.: M. Nee & M. Mendoza
No. 56564
2 Nov. 2009
04192397