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Dendrophthora

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Dendrophthora
Dendrophthora costaricensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Santalaceae
Tribe: Visceae
Genus: Dendrophthora
Eichler[1]
Species

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Synonyms[2]

Distichella Tiegh.

Dendrophthora, the tree destroyers, is a genus of flowering plants in the sandalwood family Santalaceae, native to tropical and subtropical Latin America and the Caribbean.[2] They are hemiparasitic mistletoes that grow on a wide variety of host plants.[3]

Species

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Currently accepted species include:[2]

References

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  1. ^ C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 5(2): 102 (1868)
  2. ^ a b c "Dendrophthora Juss". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. ^ Canelón, Daniela S.; Niño, Santos M.; Dorr, Laurence J.; Caraballo-Ortiz, Marcos A. (2020). "Two new species of Dendrophthora (Viscaceae) from the Venezuelan Andes". PhytoKeys (140): 1–10. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.140.48865. PMC 7021731. PMID 32095101.