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Psittacanthus barlowii

Psittacanthus barlowii is a hemiparasitic mistletoe that grows on the branches of host trees rather than in soil. It is native to Ecuador's moist tropical lowland forests and is not a plant grown in gardens.

Family
Loranthaceae (Loranth family)
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Not applicable; it draws water and nutrients from its host tree.
Soil
Not applicable; it grows attached to a host tree's branches.
Temperature
Warm tropical conditions; typical of lowland rainforest, cold limit not documented.
How easy
Hard
Native range
Ecuador
Climate
wet tropical

About

Psittacanthus barlowii is a species of plant of the genus, Psittacanthus, in the family Loranthaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Other Psittacanthus plants

Psittacanthus acinarius · Psittacanthus angustifolius · Psittacanthus biternatus · Psittacanthus brasiliensis · Psittacanthus calyculatus · Psittacanthus cordatus · Psittacanthus cucullaris · Psittacanthus gigas · Psittacanthus mayanus · Psittacanthus robustus · Psittacanthus schiedeanus · Psittacanthus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Psittacanthus barlowii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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