Santalaceae
Caribbean tree destroyer
Dendrophthora flagelliformis
- Family
- Santalaceae
- Genus
- Dendrophthora
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Dendrophthora flagelliformisSantalaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Caribbean tree destroyer
Synonyms
- Arceuthobium gracile (DC.) Griseb.
- Dendrophthora gracilis (DC.) Eichler
- Dendrophthora gracilis C.Wright
- Dendrophthora leptostachya (DC.) Eichler
- Dendrophthora pendula Krug & Urb.
- Dendrophthora wrightii Eichler
- Distichella gracilis (DC.) Tiegh.
- Phoradendron leptostachyum Nutt.
- Razoumofskya gracilis (DC.) Kuntze
- Viscum flagelliforme Lam.
- Viscum gracile DC.
- Viscum leptostachyum DC.
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.