Loranthaceae is a plant family in the Plantae kingdom, order Santalales, class Magnoliopsida. The family contains 62 accepted species worldwide.
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Dendrophthoe falcata (L.fil.) Blume
Dendrophthoe falcata is a common hemiparasitic mistletoe native to India, with a…
Amyema congener (Schult. & Schult.fil.) Tiegh.
Amyema congener, the variable mistletoe, is an epiphytic hemiparasitic flowering…
Amyema pendula (Sieber ex DC.) Tiegh.
Amyema pendula, or drooping mistletoe, is an endemic hemiparasitic mistletoe fro…
Nuytsia floribunda (Labill.) R.Br.
Nuytsia floribunda is a hemiparasitic Australian tree with extensive roots and s…
Amyema melaleucae (Lehm. ex Miq.) Tiegh.
Amyema melaleucae is a parasitic mistletoe shrub that typically grows on Melaleu…
Ileostylus micranthus (Hook.fil.) Tiegh.
Ileostylus micranthus, also called Pirita, is a generalist host mistletoe native…
Amyema bifurcata (Benth.) Tiegh.
Amyema bifurcata is a mistletoe with flat leaves that grows on multiple species …
Peraxilla tetrapetala (L.fil.) Tiegh.
Peraxilla tetrapetala (red mistletoe) is an endemic New Zealand parasitic mistle…
Amyema miquelii (Lehm. ex Miq.) Tiegh.
Amyema miquelii (box mistletoe) is the most widespread hemiparasitic epiphytic m…
Alepis flavida (Hook.fil.) Tiegh.
Alepis flavida is the only species in the monotypic mistletoe genus Alepis, nati…
Agelanthus natalitius (Meisn.) Polhill & Wiens
Agelanthus natalitius is a hemiparasitic Loranthaceae species native to multiple…
Dendrophthoe glabrescens (Blakely) Barlow
Dendrophthoe glabrescens is a hemiparasitic mistletoe found in eastern and north…
Loranthaceae plants belong to the Santalales order in the Plantae kingdom. An unusual feature of its seedlings is that they have four to six cotyledons, rather than the typical two. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Loranthaceae is classified in the order Santalales, class Magnoliopsida, phylum Tracheophyta. Artist Marianne North featured the tree in an 1880 illustration titled Study of the West Australian Flame-tree or Fire-tree, now held at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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