Parasitaxus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Tracheophyta
Divisio: Pinophyta
Classis: Pinopsida
Ordo: Pinales

Familia: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Parasitaxus
Species: P. usta
Name

Parasitaxus de Laub. Fl. Nouv.-Calédonie & Dépend. 4: 44 (1972).

monotypic taxon

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Pacific
Regional: Southwestern Pacific
New Caledonia.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

de Laubenfels, D.J. 1972. Flore de la Nouvelle Calédonie et Dépendances. 4. Gymnospermes. 167 pp. Paris: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. PDF Reference page.

Additional references

Christenhusz, M.J.M., Reveal, J.L., Farjon, A., Gardner, M.F., Mill, R.R. & Chase, M.W. 2011. A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms. Phytotaxa 19: 55–70. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.19.1.3 Open access Reference page.
Feild, T.S. & Brodribb, T.J. 2005. A unique mode of parasitism in the conifer coral tree Parasitaxus ustus (Podocarpaceae). Plant, Cell & Environment 28(10): 1316–1325. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2005.01378.x Open access

Links

Earle, C.J. 2013. Parasitaxus in The Gymnosperm Database. Accessed March 2 2014.
Nickrent, D.L. 2014. Parasitaxus in The Parasitic Plant Connection, Department of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Available on line. Accessed March 1 2014.
Tropicos.org 2014. Parasitaxus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 March 2014.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Parasitaxus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 1. Reference page.