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''Misodendrum'' is a
Misodendraceae
in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards)
''The families of flowering plants''
Santalales Flora of Southern America Santalales genera Taxa named by Joseph Banks Taxa named by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle {{Santalales-stub
''Misodendrum'' is a genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of hemiparasite
A parasitic plant is a plant that derives some or all of its nutritional requirements from another living plant. They make up about 1% of angiosperms and are found in almost every biome. All parasitic plants develop a specialized organ called th ...
s which grow as mistletoe
Mistletoe is the common name for obligate parasite, obligate parasitic plant, hemiparasitic plants in the Order (biology), order Santalales. They are attached to their host tree or shrub by a structure called the haustorium, through which they ...
s on various species of ''Nothofagus
''Nothofagus'', also known as the southern beeches, is a genus of 43 species of trees and shrubs native to the Southern Hemisphere, found across southern South America (Chile, Argentina) and east and southeast Australia, New Zealand, New Guin ...
''. Its species are all restricted to South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o ...
. The name of the genus is incorrectly spelt in a number of ways, including ''Misodendron'' and ''Myzodendron''.
''Misodendrum'' is placed in its own family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
, Misodendraceae, in the order Santalales
The Santalales are an order (biology), order of flowering plants in the dicotyledons. Well-known members of the Santalales include Santalum, sandalwoods and the many species of mistletoes. The order has a cosmopolitan distribution, but is heavily ...
.
These plants have the common name of feathery mistletoes.
Species
,The Plant List
The Plant List was a list of botanical names of species of plants created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden and launched in 2010. It was intended to be a comprehensive record of all known names of plant specie ...
accepts the following species:
*''Misodendrum angulatum
''Misodendrum'' is a genus of hemiparasites which grow as mistletoes on various species of ''Nothofagus''. Its species are all restricted to South America. The name of the genus is incorrectly spelt in a number of ways, including ''Misodendron'' ...
'' Phil.
*''Misodendrum brachystachyum
''Misodendrum'' is a genus of hemiparasites which grow as mistletoes on various species of ''Nothofagus''. Its species are all restricted to South America. The name of the genus is incorrectly spelt in a number of ways, including ''Misodendron'' ...
'' DC.
*''Misodendrum gayanum
''Misodendrum'' is a genus of hemiparasites which grow as mistletoes on various species of ''Nothofagus''. Its species are all restricted to South America. The name of the genus is incorrectly spelt in a number of ways, including ''Misodendron'' ...
'' Tiegh.
*''Misodendrum linearifolium
''Misodendrum'' is a genus of hemiparasites which grow as mistletoes on various species of ''Nothofagus''. Its species are all restricted to South America. The name of the genus is incorrectly spelt in a number of ways, including ''Misodendron'' ...
'' DC.
*''Misodendrum macrolepis
''Misodendrum'' is a genus of hemiparasites which grow as mistletoes on various species of ''Nothofagus''. Its species are all restricted to South America. The name of the genus is incorrectly spelt in a number of ways, including ''Misodendron'' ...
'' Phil.
*''Misodendrum oblongifolium
''Misodendrum'' is a genus of hemiparasites which grow as mistletoes on various species of ''Nothofagus''. Its species are all restricted to South America. The name of the genus is incorrectly spelt in a number of ways, including ''Misodendron'' ...
'' DC.
*''Misodendrum punctulatum
''Misodendrum punctulatum'' is a species of parasitic plant which grows as a mistletoe on various species of ''Nothofagus'', especially on deciduous species like '' N. antarctica'' and '' N. pumilio'', but also on the evergreen '' N. dombeyi'' a ...
'' Banks ex DC.
*''Misodendrum quadriflorum
''Misodendrum'' is a genus of hemiparasites which grow as mistletoes on various species of ''Nothofagus''. Its species are all restricted to South America. The name of the genus is incorrectly spelt in a number of ways, including ''Misodendron'' ...
'' DC.
See also
*Parasitic plant
A parasitic plant is a plant that derives some or all of its nutritional requirements from another living plant. They make up about 1% of angiosperms and are found in almost every biome. All Parasite, parasitic plants develop a specialized organ ...
References
External links
Misodendraceae
in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards)
''The families of flowering plants''
Santalales Flora of Southern America Santalales genera Taxa named by Joseph Banks Taxa named by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle {{Santalales-stub