Decaisnina forsteriana Barlow belongs to the Loranthaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Decaisnina forsteriana, Plunkett, G 3193--Fiji. Across the road from Waisali RF. 8 Nov 2015. DSC00330 (157).JPG
Family
Loranthaceae
Genus
Decaisnina
Specific Epithet
forsteriana
Authorship
Barlow
11/8/2015
Location
Fiji, Vanua Levu (Cakaudrove Province, Wailevu district)
-16.645028, 179.203722
Location Remarks
Waisali Rainforest Reserve c. 30 km north of Hibiscus Highway in Savusavu on Cross Island Road; then southwest and downhill on a abandoned former logging road, now eroding. Much disturbance but an interesting understory persists. 420-460 m elev.
Collectors
Jerome Munzinger, Porter P. Lowry II, Gregory M. Plunkett, Alivereti Naikatini, Bruce Gray, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Epiphyte, 3-4 m above ground, growing in at edge of logging road. Flowers red with dark red-purple tips, anthers and inside surface of petals yellow.
