Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
Danser
                
                
                    
Source:
tro
                
                
                    
Year:
1929
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg , sér. 3, 10: 350 (1929)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001075787
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Scurrula ferruginea
 - Ferruginea Scurrula
 - Scurrula
                         
                     
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                    
                        Description
                        
                            Scurrula ferruginea (also called Rusty Mistletoe, among many other common names) is a small, evergreen shrub native to Central and South America. It has small, leathery leaves and white flowers. It grows in tropical forests and woodlands.                        
                     
                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Scurrula ferruginea is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a houseplant. It is also known to be a natural air purifier, as it is known to absorb pollutants from the air.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            Scurrula ferruginea has small, white flowers with four petals. The seeds are small and black. The seedlings have long, narrow leaves and a single stem.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                                    
                        Where to Find Scurrula ferruginea
                        
                            Scurrula ferruginea is found in the Himalayas.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        Species in the Scurrula genus
                        
                            Scurrula steenisii, 
Scurrula argentea, 
Scurrula aphodastrica, 
Scurrula montana, 
Scurrula meeboldii, 
Scurrula lepidota, 
Scurrula leenhoutsii, 
Scurrula robertsonii, 
Scurrula rhopalocarpa, 
Scurrula oortiana, 
Scurrula eglandulosa, 
Scurrula didyma, 
Scurrula cordifolia, 
Scurrula corynitis, 
Scurrula fusca, 
Scurrula gracilifolia, 
Scurrula parasitica, 
Scurrula chingii, 
Scurrula gongshanensis, 
Scurrula phoebes-formosanae, 
Scurrula notothixoides, 
Scurrula ferruginea, 
Scurrula pulverulenta, 
Scurrula elata, 
Scurrula atropurpurea, 
Scurrula paramjitii,                         
 
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Loranthaceae family
                        
                            Actinanthella menyharthii, 
Actinanthella wyliei, 
Aetanthus andreanus, 
Aetanthus colombianus, 
Aetanthus coriaceus, 
Aetanthus dichotomus, 
Aetanthus engelsii, 
Aetanthus macranthus, 
Aetanthus mutisii, 
Aetanthus nodosus, 
Aetanthus ornatus, 
Aetanthus ovalis, 
Aetanthus trifolius, 
Aetanthus prolongatus, 
Aetanthus sessilifolius, 
Aetanthus verticillatus, 
Aetanthus megaphyllus, 
Aetanthus pascoensis, 
Aetanthus tachirensis, 
Aetanthus validus, 
Agelanthus atrocoronatus, 
Agelanthus bipartitus, 
Agelanthus brunneus, 
Agelanthus combreticola, 
Agelanthus copaiferae, 
Agelanthus crassifolius, 
Agelanthus deltae, 
Agelanthus dichrous, 
Agelanthus discolor, 
Agelanthus djurensis, 
Agelanthus dodonaeifolius, 
Agelanthus elegantulus, 
Agelanthus entebbensis, 
Agelanthus falcifolius, 
Agelanthus flammeus, 
Agelanthus fuellebornii, 
Agelanthus gilgii, 
Agelanthus glaucoviridis, 
Agelanthus glomeratus, 
Agelanthus gracilis, 
Agelanthus guineensis, 
Agelanthus henriquesii, 
Agelanthus heteromorphus, 
Agelanthus igneus, 
Agelanthus irangensis, 
Agelanthus kayseri, 
Agelanthus keilii, 
Agelanthus krausei, 
Agelanthus kraussianus, 
Agelanthus lancifolius,