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]
| Dendrophthoe | |
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| Dendrophthoe falcata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Dendrophthoe Mart. |
Species
editPlants 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)
Gallery
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References
edit- ^ "Dendrophthoe Mart". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ 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.