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I am from Ethiopia. I got this plant from on old coffee plants and on perennial plants on Macadamia, Mango and Avocado. It become more invading during dry seasons. It seems a type of parasitic. Can any one help me identify it? I got the coffee trees attacked by this plant become very weak, almost dying.
Dear Girma, I would suggest you to contact Prof. Chauhan in India. Here is his profile. https://in.linkedin.com/pub/narain-singh-chauhan/2b/5a8/8b5
I am sure he will be able to help you in identifying your parasitic plant and suggest some management solution for that. Good luck.
Thank you so much Dr. Rajesh Gupta for your response. I will communicate Prof. Chauhan with the link you gave me! Thank you once again!
Hi Girman,
The invading plant species on coffee and other perennials plants seems to be an epiphyte instead of parasite. The hanging structures are very similar to the aerial roots of epiphytes. So please cut the transverse section of these hanging structures and examine under microscope. If velamen is present then surely it is an epiphyte.
Good Luck
Hello Arvind Singh, sorry for my late response. I think the direction you gave me is best one. I will see it. Of course, it seems epiphite but I suspected parasite from its behavious negatively affecting the performance coffee stand.
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