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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: 1068; 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)
360.2353 Genus Phthirusa Mart.; Flora 13(1): 110 (1830)
Distribution: Tropical America
Species listed in database: 17
= Furarium Rizzini; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 12: 118 (1953)
= Hemitria Raf.; Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 6: 79 (1820), nomen
= Ixocactus Rizzini; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 12: 118 (1953)
species :
Phthirusa bauhiniae S.Moore; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 4: 451 (1894)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
84 BRA
species :
Phthirusa clandestina Mart.; Flora 13: t. 110 (1830)
Distribution: Guyana; NE-Brazil (Bahia, Alagoas); SE-Brazil (Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
82 GUY 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cladocolea clandestina (Mart.) Kuijt; J. Arnold Arbor. 56(3): 281 (1975)
= Ixocactus clandestinus (Mart.) Kuijt; Syst. Bot. 16(2): 297 (1991)
= Loranthus clandestinus Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 7: 96 (1829)
species :
Phthirusa delicatula Rizzini; Revista Brasil. Biol. 47(3): 456 (1987)
Distribution: Venezuela (Venezuela Distrito Federal)
82 VEN
species :
Phthirusa elliptica Rizzini; Dusenia 3: 456 (1952)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Amazonas)
84 BRA
species :
Phthirusa exilis Kuijt; Pl. Diversity Evol. 129(2): 164 (2011), nom. nov.
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ixocactus gracilis Kuijt; Syst. Bot. 16(2): 292 (1991)
species :
Phthirusa geniculifera Rizzini & A.Mattos; Revista Brasil. Biol. 46(2): 319 (1986)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Phthirusa guyanensis (Klotzsch) Eichler; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 5(2): 64 (1868)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana
82 FRG GUY SUR VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Viscum guyanense Klotzsch; Reis. Br.-Guiana [Ri. Schomburgk] 3: 1161 (1849)
species :
Phthirusa hutchisonii (Kuijt) Kuijt; Pl. Diversity Evol. 129(2): 166 (2011)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Caldas, Cundinamarca, Huila, Valle); Venezuela (Guarico, Lara); Peru
82 CLM VEN 83 PER
Remarks: to be expected in Ecuador, Panama
Synonyms: hidden
= Ixocactus hutchisonii Kuijt; Brittonia 19: 62 (1967)
species :
Phthirusa inconspicua (Benth.) Eichler; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 5(2): 67 (1868)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Jalisco, Michoacan, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Zacatecas, Guerrero)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cladocolea inconspicua (Benth.) Kuijt; J. Arnold Arbor. 56(3): 301 (1975)
= Ixocactus inconspicuus (Benth.) Kuijt; Syst. Bot. 16: 297 (1991)
= Loranthus inconspicuus Benth.; Bot. Voy. Sulphur [Bentham] 102 (1845)
= Struthanthus inconspicuus (Benth.) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 212 (1919)
species :
Phthirusa inorna (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Kuijt; Pl. Diversity Evol. 129(2): 171 (2011)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cladocolea inorna (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Kuijt; J. Arnold Arbor. 56(3): 304 (1975)
= Ixocactus inornus (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Kuijt; Syst. Bot. 16(2): 297 (1991)
= Loranthus inornus B.L.Rob. & Greenm.; Amer. J. Sci., Ser. 3, 1: 163 (1895)
= Struthanthus inornus (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 212 (1919)
species :
Phthirusa macrophylla (Kuijt) Kuijt; Pl. Diversity Evol. 129(2): 171 (2011)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ixocactus macrophyllus Kuijt; Brittonia 46(1): 72 (1994)
species :
Phthirusa nitens (Mart.) Eichler; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 5(2): 59 (1868)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); Guyana; N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas); NE-Brazil (Bahia, Alagoas); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
82 GUY VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Loranthus nitens Mart.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 7: 150 (1829)
= Passovia nitens (Mart.) Tiegh.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 172 (1895)
= Struthanthus nitens (Mart.) Mart.; Flora 13(1): 105 (1830)
= Struthanthus pseudolepidotus Rizzini; Ernstia 32: 14 (1985)
species :
Phthirusa rhynchophylla (Kuijt) Kuijt; Pl. Diversity Evol. 129(2): 174 (2011)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Ixocactus rhynchophyllus Kuijt; Syst. Bot. 16(2): 294 (1991)
species :
Phthirusa santessoniana Rizzini; Dusenia 3: 458 (1952)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Phthirusa schneeana G.Ferrari; Fl. Venez. 4(2): 70 (1982)
Distribution: Venezuela (Aragua, Guarico)
82 VEN
species :
Phthirusa steyermarkiana Rizzini; Ernstia 32: 10 (1985)
Distribution: Venezuela (Venezuela Distrito Federal)
82 VEN
species :
Phthirusa subcorymbosa Rizzini; Ernstia 24: 20 (1984)
Distribution: Venezuela (Apure)
82 VEN
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