Dendropemon

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Santalales

Familia: Loranthaceae
Tribus: Psittacantheae
Subtribus: Psittacanthinae
Genus: Dendropemon
Species: D. acutifolius – D. alatus – D. angustifolius – D. bicolor – D. bistriata – D. caribaeus – D. caymanensis – D. coloratus – D. confertiflorus – D. constantiae – D. elegans – D. emarginatus – D. fuscus – D. hincheanus – D. laxiflorum – D. lepidotus – D. linearis – D. longipes – D. loranthoideus – D. oblanceolatus – D. parvifolius – D. pauciflorus – D. picardae – D. platypus – D. polycarpus – D. purpureus – D. pycnophyllus – D. rigidus – D. rostratus – D. sintenisii – D. spathulatus
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Dendropemon in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov 24. Reference page.

Name

Dendropemon (Blume) Rchb. (1841)
Synonyms

Basionym
Loranthus sect. Dendropemon Blume (1830)

References

Reichenbach, H.G.L.. 1841. Der Deutsche Botaniker. Erster Band. Das Herbarienbuch 73.
Caraballo-Ortiz, M. A. & Tomás, A. C. 2013: Resurrection of Dendropemon sintenisii (Loranthaceae): an endemic mistletoe from Puerto Rico. Phytotaxa 82(1): 1-6. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.82.1.1 Reference page.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2017. Dendropemon. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 04 2017.
The Plant List 2013. Dendropemon in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Nov. 04.
Tropicos.org 2017. Dendropemon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 04 Nov. 2017.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Dendropemon in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 31 Jan. 2018.

Dendropemon is a genus of mistletoes which is endemic to the Caribbean. Members of the genus are hemi-parasites which normally grow on trees and shrubs, although self-parasitism is known to occur. The approximately 31 species range from The Bahamas and Cuba in the north and west, to Barbados and St. Vincent in the southwest. Diversity and endemism is highest on the island of Hispaniola.[1]

The name Dendropemon coined by botanist Carl Ludwig Blume in 1830. He recognised it as a section within the genus Loranthus, rather than a distinct genus. Although no derivation was given for the name of the genus, it is believed to come from the Greek dendron (δένδρν), tree, and pemon (πήμων), harmful.[2]

Description

Dendropemon is a genus of hemi-parasitic mistletoes which parasitise trees and shrubs. Plants are "moderate" sized with simple, opposite leaves and stems that are generally rounded or square, but are occasionally winged. Epicortical roots are present in most, if not all species.[3] These roots run along the surface of the host plant's branches and produce haustoria which grow into the stem of the host plant.[4] Fruit are single-seeded berries that can be multi-coloured, often black, purple, red or orange. The seeds are surrounded by viscin,[3] which helps them adhere to tree branches.
Selected species

Dendropemon acutifolius Urb.
Dendropemon alatus Tiegh.
Dendropemon caymanensis Proctor
Dendropemon emarginatus (Sw.) Steud.

Notes

Kuijt (2011) pp. 14-15
Stearn, William T. (1968). "Dendropemon, Macrosolen and Other Generic Names in Loranthaceae". Taxon. 17 (2): 157–158. doi:10.2307/1216505. JSTOR 1216505.
Kuijt (2011) pp. 16-17

Wilson, Carol A.; Clyde L. Calvin (2006). "An origin of aerial branch parasitism in the mistletoe family, Loranthaceae". American Journal of Botany. 93 (5): 787–796. doi:10.3732/ajb.93.5.787. PMID 21642141.

References
Kuijt, Job (2011). "Monograph of Dendropemon (Loranthaceae)". Systematic Botany Monographs. 92.