Passovia pyrifolia

Family: Loranthaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows attached to other plants. It grows 1 m tall.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, South America, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Nishi moishi, Suelda con suelda

Synonyms

Loranthus affinis Mart. ex Schult.f.; Loranthus hoffmannseggianus Schult.f.; Loranthus pyrifolius Kunth; Loranthus subcampestris Mart. ex Schult.f.; Passovia pyrifolia (Kunth) Tiegh.; Phoradendron gentlei Trel.; Phthirusa heterophylla Rusby; Phthirusa pyrifolia (Kunth) Eichler; Struthanthus minutiflorus Lundell; Struthanthus pyrifolius (Kunth) G. Don; and others