Biology:Phthirusa pyrifolia
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Short description: Species of plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Phthirusa |
| Species: | P. pyrifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Phthirusa pyrifolia (Kunth) Eichler
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Phthirusa pyrifolia is a subtropical flowering plant species of the family Loranthaceae. It grows in forests from Mexico through Central America, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil.[2] It flowers and fruits year-round; its small berries range in color from orange to deep red when ripe.[2]
Phthirusa pyrifolia is used medicinally by people in parts of the Peruvian Amazon.[3]
References
- ↑ "Phthirusa pyrifolia (Kunth) Eichler". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew). http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2536541. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Phthirusa pyrifolia" (in es). Enrique Castro et al.. http://sura.ots.ac.cr/local/florula4/find_sp3.php?key_species_code=LS001260&key_kingdom=&key_phylum=&key_class=&key_order=&key_family=&key_genus=&specie_name=pyrifolia.
- ↑ Polesna, L.; Polesny, Z.; Clavo, M. Z.; Hansson, A.; Kokoska, L. (2011). "Ethnopharmacological inventory of plants used in Coronel Portillo Province of Ucayali Department, Peru". Pharmaceutical Biology 49 (2): 125–136. doi:10.3109/13880209.2010.504927. PMID 20942601.
External links
- "Phthirusa pyrifolia (Kunth) Eichler". http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Phthirusa+pyrifolia.
Wikidata ☰ Q15353680 entry
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