Dendrophthora | |
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Dendrophthora costaricensis | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Santalales |
Family: | Santalaceae |
Tribe: | Visceae |
Genus: |
Dendrophthora Eichler [1] |
Species | |
See text | |
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]
Currently accepted species include: [2]
Dendrophthora | |
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Dendrophthora costaricensis | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Santalales |
Family: | Santalaceae |
Tribe: | Visceae |
Genus: |
Dendrophthora Eichler [1] |
Species | |
See text | |
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]
Currently accepted species include: [2]