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 is used medicinally by people in parts of the Peruvian Amazon.

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