Loranthaceae is a plant family in the Plantae kingdom, order Santalales, class Magnoliopsida. The family contains 62 accepted species worldwide.
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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…
Tristerix corymbosus (L.) Kuijt
Tristerix corymbosus is a Tristerix species found in Chile, whose fruit is a pre…
Amyema maidenii (Blakely) Barlow
Amyema maidenii is a mistletoe species with flat leaves and sessile-flowered inf…
Amyema miquelii (Lehm. ex Miq.) Tiegh.
Amyema miquelii (box mistletoe) is the most widespread hemiparasitic epiphytic m…
Peraxilla tetrapetala (L.fil.) Tiegh.
Peraxilla tetrapetala (red mistletoe) is an endemic New Zealand parasitic mistle…
Lysiana subfalcata (Hook.) Barlow
Lysiana subfalcata is a hairless Australian mistletoe with red corollas, found i…
Amyema sanguinea (F.Muell.) Danser
Amyema sanguinea is a mistletoe that grows mainly on eucalypts and is used by at…
Muellerina eucalyptoides (DC.) Barlow
Muellerina eucalyptoides is a pendulous mistletoe that hosts multiple lepidopter…
Tupeia antarctica (G.Forst.) Cham. & Schltdl.
Tupeia antarctica is a dioecious parasitic white mistletoe that grows in New Zea…
Nuytsia floribunda (Labill.) R.Br.
Nuytsia floribunda is a hemiparasitic Australian tree with extensive roots and s…
Amyema quandang (Lindl.) Tiegh.
Amyema quandang is a hemi-parasitic aerial mistletoe that grows on Australian Ac…
Loranthaceae plants belong to the Santalales order in the Plantae kingdom. Its leaves are arranged oppositely and have indistinct venation. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Loranthaceae is classified in the order Santalales, class Magnoliopsida, phylum Tracheophyta. An unusual feature of its seedlings is that they have four to six cotyledons, rather than the typical two.
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