Decaisnina

Decaisnina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Decaisnina
Tiegh. [1]
Species

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Decaisnina is a genus of semi-parasitic shrubs (mistletoes) that occur in Australia. The type species is D. glauca.[1] Around thirty species are known, found from northern Australia to Tahiti and the Philippines.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Decaisnina Tiegh.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ↑ Barlow, B.A. (1966). "A revision of the Loranthaceae of Australia and New Zealand". Australian Journal of Botany. 14 (3): 421–99. doi:10.1071/BT9660421.
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