Gene Losses and Plastome Degradation in the Hemiparasitic Species Plicosepalus acaciae and Plicosepalus curviflorus: Comparative Analyses and Phylogenetic Relationships among Santalales Members [PDF]
Plants, 2022 The Plicosepalus genus includes hemiparasitic mistletoe and belongs to the Loranthaceae family, and it has several medicinal uses. In the present study, we sequenced the complete plastomes of two species, Plicosepalus acaciae and Plicosepalus curviflorus,
Widad AL-Juhani +2 more
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Parasite–host network analysis provides insights into the evolution of two mistletoe lineages (Loranthaceae and Santalaceae) [PDF]
Plant Diversity, 2023 Mistletoes are ecologically important parasitic plants, with > 1600 species from five lineages worldwide. Mistletoe lineages exhibit distinct patterns of species diversification and host specificity, however, the mechanisms underlying these differences ...
Jin Zhao +6 more
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Folk taxonomy and quantitative ethnobotany of Loranthaceae in northern Benin [PDF]
HeliyonLoranthaceae are parasitic plants whose management remains a challenge. This study aimed to record Loranthaceae species and their local names, assess their use diversity and cultural importance, identify the socio-demographic groups with the highest ...
Dègninou Yélognissè Innocent Ahamidé +7 more
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The complete chloroplast genome of a medicinal plant Viscum articulatum Burm.f. (Loranthaceae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 Viscum articulatum is usually used as famous ethno-medicinal plant and popular drink in many provinces of China. In this study, the characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of V.
Yuan Zhang +4 more
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Mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Pseudococcidae) on parasitic plants (Loranthaceae) in Indonesia with description of a new species and a new country record [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2023 Parasitic plants have been known to be attacked by insect pests since ancient times. However, little is known about the mealybug (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Pseudococcidae) fauna associated with them.
Agustin Zarkani +3 more
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Comparative and phylogenetic analyses of Loranthaceae plastomes provide insights into the evolutionary trajectories of plastome degradation in hemiparasitic plants [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyBackground The lifestyle transition from autotrophy to heterotrophy often leads to extensive degradation of plastomes in parasitic plants, while the evolutionary trajectories of plastome degradation associated with parasitism in hemiparasitic plants ...
Lilei Tang +6 more
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Phylogeny, character evolution and historical biogeography of Scurrulinae (Loranthaceae): new insights into the circumscription of the genus Taxillus [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyBackground Exploring the relationship between parasitic plants and answering taxonomic questions is still challenging. The subtribe Scurrulinae (Loranthaceae), which has a wide distribution in Asia and Africa, provides an excellent example to illuminate ...
Chi Toan Le +5 more
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The complete chloroplast genome of Scurrula chingii (W.C. Cheng) H.S. Kiu (Loranthaceae), a hemiparasitic shrub [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 Scurrula chingii (W.C. Cheng) H.S. Kiu is a stem hemiparasite of the genus Scurrula in the family Loranthaceae distributed in southwest China and northern Vietnam. Here, we report and characterize the complete plastid genome sequence of S.
Manru Li +3 more
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The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Psittacanthus schiedeanus (Cham. & Schltdl.) G.Don. (Santalales: Loranthaceae), the first plastome of a mistletoe species in the Psittacantheae tribe [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. ResourcesPsittacanthus schiedeanus (Cham. & Schltdl.) G.Don., 1834, is a mistletoe species in the Loranthaceae, characteristic of the canopy in cloud forest edges and widely distributed in northern Mesoamerica.
Saddan Morales-Saldaña +5 more
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Evolutionary Applications, 2021 Parasitism is a pervasive phenomenon in nature with the relationship between species driving evolution in both parasite and host. Due to their host‐dependent lifestyle, parasites may adapt to the abiotic environment in ways that differ from their hosts ...
Sheree J. Walters +4 more
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