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Psittacanthus robustus

Psittacanthus robustus
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0

Psittacanthus robustus is a parasitic Neotropical mistletoe that grows on host trees rather than in soil, producing yellow to orange flowers and black, olive-like fruit. It is not grown as a garden or houseplant, so care is mostly about its host tree.

Family
Loranthaceae (Loranth family)
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
It takes water and nutrients from its host tree, so it needs no watering of its own.
Temperature
Wet tropical conditions; it does not tolerate frost.
Native range
W. Colombia, Venezuela (Amazonas) to Guyana and Brazil
Climate
wet tropical

About

Psittacanthus robustus is a species of Neotropical mistletoe in the family Loranthaceae, which is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela.

Where it grows

It has been found in the Northern Amazon, in Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela,

Other Psittacanthus plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Psittacanthus robustus 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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