Two new species of Dendrophthora (Viscaceae) from the Venezuelan Andes [PDF]
PhytoKeys, 2020 Two new species of Dendrophthora Eichler (Viscaceae) from northwestern Venezuela are described and illustrated. Both mistletoes, D. apiculata Canelón et al., sp. nov. and D. coronata Canelón et al., sp.
Daniela S. Canelón +3 more
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Two new synonyms and a species reinstated in Phoradendron Nuttall (Viscaceae) Dois novos sinônimos e uma espécie restabelecida em Phoradendron Nuttall (Viscaceae) [PDF]
Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2007 Three taxonomic changes are proposed based on intensive collecting of Viscaceae within the Distrito Federal, Brazil. Phoradendron andersonii Rizzini, previously a synonym of P. perrottetii (DC.) Eichler is reinstated based on the following combination of
Claudenir Simões Caires +1 more
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Mitochondrial genome evolution in parasitic plants [PDF]
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2019 Background Parasitic plants rely on their host to cover their nutritional requirements either for their entire life or a smaller part of it. Depending on the level of parasitism, a proportional reduction on the plastid genome has been found.
Athanasios Zervas +2 more
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Revista Peruana de Biología, 2013 La familia Viscaceae es reconocida en el Perú por presentar dos géneros y 69 especies (Brako & Zarucchi, 1993; Ulloa Ulloa et al., 2004), todos arbustos parásitos.
Blanca León
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Loranthaceae e Viscaceae no Bioma Cerrado [PDF]
Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2001 The aim of this study to seek subsidies to define phytogeografic patterns in the Cerrado Biome of Brazil. The study was based on the botanic collections of the main herbaria from the Cerrado Biome. It consists of 2 chapters: l) Loranthaceae and Viscaceae synopsis representing the first studies of these families for the Cerrado Biome.
Maria Aglaene Barboza
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Epiparasitism in Phoradendron durangense and P. falcatum (Viscaceae) [PDF]
Aliso, 2009 Phoradendron, the largest mistletoe genus in the New World, extends from temperate North America to temperate South America. Most species are parasitic on terrestrial hosts, but a few occur only, or primarily, on other species of Phoradendron.
Calvin, Clyde L, Wilson, Carol A
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The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Viscum coloratum (Viscaceae), a semiparasitic medicinal plant [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 Viscum coloratum (Viscaceae) is a kind of semiparasitic shrub used as medicinal plant. The complete chloroplast (cp) genome of V. coloratum was sequenced and characterized in this study.
Xueping Wei +5 more
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The Complete Plastomes of Five Hemiparasitic Plants (Osyris wightiana, Pyrularia edulis, Santalum album, Viscum liquidambaricolum, and V. ovalifolium): Comparative and Evolutionary Analyses Within Santalales [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2020 Most species of Santalales (the sandalwood order) are hemiparasites, including both facultative and obligate hemiparasites. Despite its rich diversity, only a small fraction of the species in the sandalwood order have sequenced plastomes.
Xiaorong Guo +8 more
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Dwarf Mistletoes (Arceuthobium, Viscaceae) of North America: Classification Systems, Phylogenetic Relationships, and Taxonomic Characteristics [PDF]
PlantsArceuthobium—the dwarf mistletoes—is a clearly defined genus of hemi-parasitic plants in the family Viscaceae. The genus occurs throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere; however, the greatest concentration of species and subspecies occurs within ...
Shawn C. Kenaley, Robert L. Mathiasen
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Phytonutrient Profiles of Mistletoe and Their Values and Potential Applications in Ethnopharmacology and Nutraceuticals: A Review [PDF]
MoleculesMistletoe species grow hemiparasitically on a wide spectrum of trees occurring in the tropical, subtropical and temperate zones. Mistletoe has been associated with fertility, vitality and fatality in humans.
Maeleletse G. Mopai +3 more
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