Dendrophthoe
Dendrophthoe falcata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Dendrophthoe
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Dendrophthoe is a genus of hemiparasitic shrubs found in Asia and Australia known as mistletoes. The genus was described by German naturalist Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius in 1830.[1] Species in this genus have a variety of reported uses in the medical traditions of the region, most notably in Nepal. [2]


Species

Plants of the World Online lists the following:

  • Dendrophthoe acacioides (Benth.) Tiegh.
  • Dendrophthoe carinata Danser
  • Dendrophthoe clementis (Merr.) Danser
  • Dendrophthoe constricta (Korth.) Danser
  • Dendrophthoe copelandii (Merr.) Danser
  • Dendrophthoe costulata Miq.
  • Dendrophthoe curvata (Blume) Miq.
  • Dendrophthoe falcata (L.f.) Ettingsh.
  • Dendrophthoe flosculosa Danser
  • Dendrophthoe fulva (Korth.) Miq.
  • Dendrophthoe fuscata (Korth.) Miq.
  • Dendrophthoe gangliiformis Barlow
  • Dendrophthoe gjellerupii (Lauterb.) Danser
  • Dendrophthoe glabrescens (Blakeley) Barlow
  • Dendrophthoe haenkeana (C.Presl ex C.Schweinf.) Mart.
  • Dendrophthoe hallieri (Merr.) Danser
  • Dendrophthoe homoplastica (Blakeley) Danser
  • Dendrophthoe incarnata (Jack) Miq.
  • Dendrophthoe kerrii (Craib) Barlow
  • Dendrophthoe lanosa (Korth.) Danser
  • Dendrophthoe ligulatus (Thwaites) Tiegh.
  • Dendrophthoe locellata Danser
  • Dendrophthoe loheri (Merr.) Danser
  • Dendrophthoe lonchiphylla (Thwaites) Danser
  • Dendrophthoe longituba (Elmer) Danser
  • Dendrophthoe luzonensis (C.Presl ex Schult.f.) G.Don
  • Dendrophthoe malifolia (C.Presl ex Schult.f.) Miq.
  • Dendrophthoe mearnsii (Merr.) Danser
  • Dendrophthoe memecylifolia (Wight & Arn.) Danser
  • Dendrophthoe mirifica Danser
  • Dendrophthoe neelgherrensis (Wight & Arn.) Tiegh.
  • Dendrophthoe odontocalyx (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Tiegh.
  • Dendrophthoe pauciflora Danser
  • Dendrophthoe pelagica Barlow
  • Dendrophthoe pentandra (L.) Miq.
  • Dendrophthoe pentapetala (Roxb.) G.Don
  • Dendrophthoe praelonga (Blume) Miq.
  • Dendrophthoe quadrifida Danser
  • Dendrophthoe × rimituba Barlow
  • Dendrophthoe sarcophylla (Wall. ex Wight & Arn.) Danser
  • Dendrophthoe suborbicularis (Thwaites) Danser
  • Dendrophthoe timorana (Danser) Barlow
  • Dendrophthoe trichanthera Barlow
  • Dendrophthoe villosa Danser
  • Dendrophthoe vitellina (F.Muell.) Tiegh. (synonym Loranthus vitellinus)

References

  1. ↑ "Dendrophthoe Mart". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ↑ O'Neill, Alexander; Rana, Santosh (2017-07-16). "An ethnobotanical analysis of parasitic plants (Parijibi) in the Nepal Himalaya". Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 12 (14): 14. doi:10.1186/s13002-016-0086-y. PMC 4765049. PMID 26912113.
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