Phthirusa pyrifolia

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Santalales
Family:	Loranthaceae
Genus:	Phthirusa
Species:	P. pyrifolia
Binomial name
Phthirusa pyrifolia (Kunth) Eichler
Synonyms[1]
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 var. terminalis J.F.Macbr. Struthanthus minutiflorus Lundell Struthanthus platycladus (Ule) Baehni & J.F.Macbr. Struthanthus pyrifolius (Kunth) G.Don Struthanthus pyrifolius var. terminalis (J.F.Macbr.) J.F.Macbr.

Phthirusa pyrifolia is used medicinally by people in parts of the Peruvian Amazon.^[3]