Misodendrum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Misodendraceae
Genus: Misodendrum
Species: M. angulatum – M. brachystachyum – M. gayanum – M. linearifolium – M. macrolepis – M. oblongifolium – M. punctulatum – M. quadriflorum
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Misodendrum 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 25. Reference page.

Name

Misodendrum Banks ex DC.,
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Angelopogon Poepp. & Endl.
Archiphyllum Tiegh.
Myzodendron Banks & Sol. ex R.Br.
Myzodendrum Sol. ex G.Forst.
Telophyllum Tiegh.

References

Kuijt, J. 2013. A brief taxonomic history of neotropical mistletoe genera, with a key to the genera. Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants 58: 3. 263-266(4). DOI: 10.3767/000651913X676664 Full text PDF Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Misodendrum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

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 and Myzodendron.[2]

Misodendrum is placed in its own family, Misodendraceae, in the order Santalales.[1]

These plants have the common name of feathery mistletoes.[3]

Species

As of May 2015, The Plant List accepts the following species:[4]

Misodendrum angulatum Phil.
Misodendrum brachystachyum DC.
Misodendrum gayanum Tiegh.
Misodendrum linearifolium DC.
Misodendrum macrolepis Phil.
Misodendrum oblongifolium DC.
Misodendrum punctulatum Banks ex DC.
Misodendrum quadriflorum DC.

See also

Parasitic plant

References

Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
"Genera of Misodendraceae". GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. USDA. Archived from the original on 2004-11-18. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
Heywood, Vernon H.; Brummitt, R.K.; Culham, Alastair; Seberg, Ole (2007). Flowering Plant Families of the World. Firefly Books. p. 215. ISBN 978-1-55407-206-4.
"Misodendrum". The Plant List. Retrieved 2015-05-01.