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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Psittacanthus |
| Species: | P. schiedeanus
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Psittacanthus schiedeanus (Schltdl. & Cham.) Don is a species of neotropical mistletoe in the Loranthaceae family, which is native to Panamá, Costa Rica, Honduras and Mexico.[1]
Description
editPsittacanthus schiedeanus is a hemiparaste growing to 50 centimetres (20 in) with quadrangular stems which are flattened at the nodes. The haustorium is large. The bluish-green leaves are asymmetric and about 20 centimetres (8 in) long and 8 centimetres (3 in) wide, with a stout petiole and pinnate venation. The inflorescence is terminal. The fruit is a berry.[3]
Hosts
editThe most common hosts are oaks(Quercus species) and other hardwoods.[3] Other hosts are the conifers: Pinus leiophylla, P. montezumae, P. teocote and P. oocarpa.[3] This species causes significant damage to pine forests used for harvesting wood.[3] However, despite being a damaging parasite of conifers, it is important for medicine and wildlife.[3]
Ecology
editBirds are important in the plant's life-cycle. They pollinate it while feeding on the nectar, and when they feed on the fruit they disperse the seeds.
Taxonomy
editPsittacanthus schiedeanus was first described by Adelbert von Chamisso and Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal 1830 as Loranthus cordatus,[4][5] and in 1834, George Don assigned it to the genus Psittacanthus.[6][7]
Etymology
editPsittacanthos comes from the Greek psittakos (parrot), and the Greek anthos (flower), possibly chosen, according to Don[8], because of the bright colours. The epithet, schiedeanus, honours the collector, Christian Julius Wilhelm Schiede, plant collector in Mexico and botanist.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c Govaerts, R. et. al. 2018. "Plants of the World online: Psittacanthus schiedeanus". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ GBIF: Psittacanthus schiedeanus (Schlecht. & Cham.) G.Don GBIF.org (26 May 2018) GBIF Occurrence Download https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.yy1lrj
- ^ a b c d e Geils, BW, Tovar, JC, Moody, B (2002) Mistletoes of North American Conifers. (Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S.A., Sanidad Forestal, SEMARNAT, Mexico Canadian Forest Service, Department of Natural Resources Canada Available at https://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_gtr098.pdf
- ^ "IPNI: Loranthus schiedeanus". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ von Chamisso, A. & von Schlechtendal, D.F.L. 1830. Linnaea 5: 172. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "IPNI: Psittacanthus schiedeanus". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ Don, G. 1834. A general history of the dichlamydeous plants :comprising complete descriptions of the different orders...the whole arranged according to the natural system 3: 418.
- ^ Don, G. 1834. "A general history of the dichlamydeous plants :comprising complete descriptions of the different orders...the whole arranged according to the natural system 3: 415".
- ^ Quattrocchi, U. 2000."CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names", p.2404, CRC Press. Retrieved 20 June 2018
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Further reading
edit- Buen Lorena, L, Ornelas Juan, F (2002) Host compatibility of the cloud forest mistletoe Psittacanthus schiedeanus (Loranthaceae) in Central Veracruz, Mexico. American Journal of Botany 89, 95-102.
- de Buen, LL, Ornelas, JF (2001) Seed dispersal of the mistletoe Psittacanthus schiedeanus by birds in central Veracruz, Mexico. Biotropica 33, 487-494.
- de Buen, LL, Ornelas, JF (2002) Host compatibility of the cloud forest mistletoe Psittacanthus schiedeanus (Loranthaceae) in central Veracruz, Mexico. American Journal of Botany 89, 95-102.
- GBIF (2018) Citation GBIF.org (26 May 2018) GBIF Occurrence Download https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.yy1lrj Psittacanthus schiedeanus (Schlecht. & Cham.) G.Don.
- Kuijt, J (1967) On the structure an dorigin of the seedling of Psittacanthus schiedeanus (Loranthaceae). Canadian Journal of Botany 45, 1497-1506.
- López-de Buen, L, Ornelas, JF (1999) Frugivorous birds, host selection and the mistletoe Psittacanthus schiedeanus, in central Veracruz, Mexico. Journal of Tropical Ecology 15, 329-340.
- Ornelas, J, Gándara, E, Vásquez-Aguilar, AA, Ramírez-Barahona, S, Ortiz Rodriguez, A, González, C, Teresa Mejía Saules, M, Ruiz‐Sanchez, E (2016) 'A mistletoe tale: Postglacial invasion of Psittacanthus schiedeanus (Loranthaceae) to Mesoamerican cloud forests revealed by molecular data and species distribution modeling.'
- Ramírez, MM, Ornelas, JF (2010) Polinización y producción de néctar de Psittacanthus schiedeanus (Loranthaceae) en el centro de Veracruz, México. Boletín de la Sociedad Botánica de México 61-67.
- Ramírez, MM, Ornelas, JF (2012) Cross-infection experiments of Psittacanthus schiedeanus: Effects of host provenance, gut passage, and host fate on mistletoe seedling survival. Plant disease 96, 780-787.
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