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Psittacanthus gigas
About
Psittacanthus gigas is a mistletoe native to Colombia. It was discovered in 1984 by Alwyn Gentry. It is most noteworthy for producing the largest leaves of any dicot shrub, with a blade or lamina up to 3.9 feet (120 cm) in length and 12 inches (30 cm) wide.
- Family
- Loranthaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Psittacanthus gigas
- Slug
- psittacanthus-gigas
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Loranthaceae
- Genus
- Psittacanthus
- Species
- gigas
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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