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360.0000 Family Loranthaceae Juss.; Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 12: 292 (1808), nom. cons.
71 genera, ca. 1050 spp. Phylogeny: Nickrent et al. (2010)
Species listed in database: 1066; hybrids: 3
= Dendrophthoaceae Tiegh.; Just´s Bot. Jahresber. 24(2): 291 (1898)
= Elytranthaceae Tiegh.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 46: 368 (1896)
= Gaiadendraceae Tiegh. ex Nakai; Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 31: 45 (1952)
= Nuytsiaceae Tiegh.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 46: 368 (1896)
= Psittacanthaceae Nakai; Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 31: 46 (1952)
360.2345 Genus Oryctanthus (Griseb.) Eichler; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 5(2): 87., t. 29, 30 (1868)
Distribution: Tropical America from S-Mexico to Bolivia and N-Brazil
Species listed in database: 17
= Allohemia Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 125 (1838)
= Glutago Comm. ex Raf.; Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 6: 79 (1820)
species :
Oryctanthus alveolatus (Kunth) Kuijt; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 95(4): 504 (1976)
Distribution: Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Trinidad; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Atlántico, Bolívar, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Cauca, Chocó, Córdoba, Cundinamarca, Guaviare, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Putumayo, Quindío, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle, Vaupés, Vichada); Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Falcon, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Sucre, Tachira, Zulia); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Roraima, Amapá, Pará, Amazonas, Acre, Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Maranhão); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
80 COS NIC PAN 81 TRT 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Loranthus alveolatus Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 3: 444 (1820)
= Loranthus amplexicaulis Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 3: 445 (1820)
= Loranthus rotundatus Wall. ex Schult. & Schult.f.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 7: 118 (1829)
= Loranthus rotundifolius Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 7: 154 (1829), nom. illeg.
= Oryctanthes ligustrina (C.Presl) Trel.; Phoradendron 218 (1916)
= Oryctanthus alveolatus var. amplexicaulis (Kunth) Rizzini; Fl. Venez. 4(2): 136 (1982)
= Oryctanthus alveolatus var. kuijtii Rizzini; Fl. Venez. 4(2): 136 (1982)
= Oryctanthus amazonicus Ule; Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 48: 152 (1906 publ. 1907)
= Oryctanthus amplexicaulis (Kunth) Eichler; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 5(2): 87., t. 88 (1868)
= Oryctanthus botryostachys Eichler; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 5(2): 89 (1868)
= Oryctanthus ligustrinus (C.Presl) Urb.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 30 (1897)
= Phoradendron ligustrinum (C.Presl) Eichler; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 5(2): 134 m (1868)
= Struthanthus alveolatus (Kunth) G.Don; Gen. Hist. 3: 410 (1834)
= Struthanthus amplexicaulis (Kunth) G.Don; Gen. Hist. 3: 410 (1834)
= Struthanthus spicatus var. athroanthus Meyer; Nov. Act. Bonn. 12: 788 (1824)
= Viscum fockeanum Sagot ex Eichler; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 5(2): 89, 90 (1868)
= Viscum ligustrinum J.Presl; Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. 5(6): 252 (1851)
species :
Oryctanthus asplundii Kuijt; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 95(4): 511 (1976)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
species :
Oryctanthus callicarpus Kuijt; Phytologia 97(1): 51 (2015)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Guyana; Surinam
80 COS 82 GUY SUR
Synonyms: hidden
= Oryctanthus occidentalis subsp. continentalis Kuijt; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 114(2): 181 (1992)
species :
Oryctanthus cordifolius (C.Presl) Urb.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 30 (1897)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco); Guatemala; Belize; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; San Andres y Providencia (San Andres, Providencia y Santa Catalina); Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó, La Guajira, Magdalena); Guyana
79 MEX 80 BLZ COS ELS GUA HON NIC PAN 82 CLM GUY
Synonyms: hidden
= Loranthus glaberrimus Oliv.; Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn, Ser. 2, 5: 170 (1864)
= Oryctanthus glaberrimus (Oliv.) Eichler; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 5(2): 87., t. 89 (1868)
= Phoradendron cordifolium (C.Presl) Eichler; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 5(2): 134m (1868)
= Viscum cordifolium C.Presl; Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. 5(6): 253 (1851)
species :
Oryctanthus costulatus Rizzini; Ernstia 24: 6 (1984)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Venezuela (Zulia)
80 COS 82 VEN
species :
Oryctanthus florulentus (Rich.) Urb.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 31 (1897)
Distribution: Honduras; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Caquetá, Cauca, Chocó, Guainía, Guaviare, Meta, Valle, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela Distrito Federal); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Amapá, Pará, Amazonas, Acre, Rondônia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso); SE-Brazil
80 HON 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Loranthus chloranthus Miq.; Stirp. Surinam. Select. 205 (1851)
= Loranthus florulentus Rich.; Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1: 107 (1792)
= Loranthus ruficaulis Poepp. & Endl.; Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. [Poeppig & Endlicher] 2: 61., t. 183 (1838)
= Loranthus surinamensis Miq.; Linnaea 18: 63 (1844)
= Loranthus vestitus Miq.; Linnaea 18: 62 (1844), nom. illeg.
= Oryctanthus chloranthus (Miq.) Eichler; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 5(2): 87 (1868)
= Oryctanthus granulosus Huber ex Rizzini; Rodriguésia Anos 18-19: 157 (1956)
= Oryctanthus ruficaulis (Poepp. & Endl.) Eichler; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 5(2): 87., t. 90 (1868)
= Oryctanthus ruficaulis var. crassifolius Eichler; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 5(2): 91 (1868), as ´crassifolia´
= Oryctanthus ruficaulis var. latifolius Eichler; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 5(2): 91 (1868), as ´latifolia´
= Phoradendron pennivenium (DC.) Eichler; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 5(2): 128 (1868)
= Viscum pennivenium DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 282 (1830)
species :
Oryctanthus grammatus Kuijt; Novon 21(4): 463 (2011)
Distribution: Colombia (Bolívar)
82 CLM
species :
Oryctanthus grandis Kuijt; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 95(4): 518 (1976)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó, Santander, Valle)
82 CLM
species :
Oryctanthus guianensis Kuijt; Novon 21(4): 465 (2011)
Distribution: French Guiana
82 FRG
species :
Oryctanthus laceratus Kuijt; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 95(4): 519 (1976)
Distribution: Venezuela
82 VEN
Conservation Status: Known only from type
species :
Oryctanthus minor Kuijt; Brittonia 61(2): 152 (2009)
Distribution: French Guiana
82 FRG
species :
Oryctanthus neurophyllus Kuijt; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 114(2): 179 (1992)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
species :
Oryctanthus occidentalis (L.) Eichler; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 5(2): 87., t. 89 (1868)
Name: Godbush, Mistletoe, Scorn-the-earth (Jamaica)
Distribution: Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Jamaica; Colombia (Antioquia, Caldas, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Tolima, Valle); Venezuela (Amazonas); Ecuador; Peru; N-Brazil (Amazonas); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
80 COS NIC PAN 81 JAM 82 CLM VEN 83 ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Allohemia purpurea Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 125 (1838)
= Dendropemon occidentale (L.) Blume; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 7: 1729 (1830)
= Loranthus avicularis Kunth ex Griseb.; Fl. Brit. W. I. [Grisebach] 749 (1864)
= Loranthus immersus Benth.; Pl. Hartw. [Bentham] 189 (1845)
= Loranthus occidentalis L.; Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2: 988 (1759)
= Loranthus spicatus Banks ex Griseb.; Fl. Brit. W. I. [Grisebach] 313 (1860), nom. inval.
= Struthanthus occidentalis (L.) G.Don; Gen. Hist. 2: 410 (1832)
species :
Oryctanthus ovalifolius (Ruiz & Pav.) J.F.Macbr.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 11: 17 (1931)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Dendrophthoe ovalifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 491 (1841)
= Loranthus ovalifolius Ruiz & Pav.; Fl. Peruv. [Ruiz & Pavon] 3: 50 (1802)
= Struthanthus ovalifolius (Ruiz & Pav.) G.Don; Gen. Hist. 3: 411 (1834)
species :
Oryctanthus perticus Carmona, F.J.Roldán, Alzate & J.S.Murillo; Phytotaxa 470: 187 (2020)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
species :
Oryctanthus phthirusoides Rizzini; Rodriguésia 28(41): 27 (1976), nom. nov.
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar); N-Brazil (Amazonas)
82 VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Phthirusa maculata Rizzini; Rodriguésia 28(41): 12 (1976)
species :
Oryctanthus spicatus (Jacq.) Eichler; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 5(2): 87., t. 89 (1868)
Distribution: Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Caquetá, Casanare, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Risaralda, Valle); Venezuela (Amazonas?, Bolívar?, Lara, Merida, Sucre, Tachira); Guyana; Ecuador; Peru; N-Brazil (Amapá, Pará, Amazonas, Acre); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
80 BLZ COS GUA HON PAN 82 CLM GUY VEN 83 ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Glutago spicata (Jacq.) Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 126 (1838)
= Loranthus spicatus Jacq.; Enum. Syst. Pl. 18 (1760)
= Loranthus spicatus var. atroanthus G.Mey.; Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 12: 788 (1824)
= Oryctanthus guatemalensis (Standl.) Standl. & Steyerm.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23: 40 (1944)
= Oryctanthus phanerolomus (Standl.) Kuijt; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 95(4): 524 (1976)
= Phthirusa phaneroloma Standl.; Publ. Carnegie Inst. Wash. No. 461, 55 (1935)
= Struthanthus guatemalensis Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 237 (1937)
= Struthanthus phanerolomus (Standl.) Lundell; Lloydia 2: 83 (1939)
= Struthanthus spicatus (Jacq.) G.Don; Gen. Hist. 3: 410 (1834)
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