Loranthaceae
Smooth leechbush
Dendropemon purpureus
- Family
- Loranthaceae
- Genus
- Dendropemon
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Dendropemon purpureusLoranthaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Smooth leechbush
Synonyms
- Dendropemon brevipes Britton
- Dendropemon cubensis (Griseb.) Tiegh.
- Dendropemon psilobotrys (DC.) Tiegh.
- Dendropemon silvae Leiva
- Dendropemon uniflorum (Jacq.) Steud.
- Loranthus cubensis Griseb.
- Loranthus parviflorus Desr.
- Loranthus psilobotrys DC.
- Loranthus purpureus (L.) M.Gómez
- Loranthus uniflorus Jacq.
- Phthirusa cubensis Eichler
- Phthirusa psilobotrys Eichler
- Phthirusa purpurea (L.) Engl.
- Phthirusa uniflora (Jacq.) Eichler
- Struthanthus psilobotrys G.Don
- Struthanthus uniflorus (Jacq.) G.Don
- Viscum purpureum L.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.