Open AccessINFESTAÇÃO DE ERVA-DE-PASSARINHO (Phoradendron affine, (Pohl ex dc.) Engl. & Krause - Viscaceae) EM ESPÉCIES ARBÓREAS NO PARQUE DO POVO DE PRESIDENTE PRUDENTE – SP
Author(s) -
Rubens Moia,
Johnny Michael Santos da Silva,
André Vieira Gonçalves,
Luiz Waldemar de Oliveira
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
colloquium vitae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1984-6436
DOI - 10.5747/cv.2018.v10.nesp5.000344
Subject(s) - melia azedarach , infestation , biology , bignoniaceae , botany
This work was intended to observe the infestation of bird grass in the people's Park, themunicipality of Presidente Prudente/SP, identifying its species, as well as the host of this parasite.Observations were made with binoculars and the specimen and host data were organized intospreadsheets and identified through floristic guides. In the sampling area only one observedspecies parasite the trees, being identified as Phoradendron affine. The mistletoe was seenparasite two species of trees, the ipê-roxo, Handroanthus avellanedae - Bignoniaceae, and santabárbara, Melia azedarach - Meliaceae. The presence of the bird grass was found in 62 individuals,with 57 specimens of Handroanthus avellanedae and 5 specimens of Melia azedarach. Only oneindividual of Melia azedarach presented sanity affected, the others did not present any visiblechanges. Phoradendron affine infested 100% of the individuals of Melia azedarach, which did notoccur with Handroanthus avellanedae, not all possessed the parasite. Thus, Phoradendron affinedoes not present an infestation pattern