''Socratina'' is genus of three showy mistletoe species in

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

. The genus was described by the Belgian botanist

Simone Balle Simone may refer to: * Simone (given name), a feminine (or Italian masculine) given name of Hebrew origin * Simone (surname), an Italian surname Simone may also refer to: * ''Simone'' (1918 film), a French silent drama film * ''Simone'' (1926 fi ...

in Flora de Madagascar, 1964, and was revised by Martin Callmander and co-workersCallmander MW, Luino I, Da-Giau S, Rakotovao C & Gautier L (2014) Candollea 69: 65-73. in 2014. It contains three species. * '' Socratina bemarivensis'' (Lecomte) S.Balle * '' Socratina kerauderiana'' S.Balle * '' Socratina phillipsoniana'' Callm. & Luino

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Loranthaceae Loranthaceae genera {{Santalales-stub