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Phthirusa

Phthirusa is a South American genus of parasitic shrubs in the family Loranthaceae.

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Phthirusa
P. ovata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Phthirusa
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Species

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Phthirusa is a South American genus of parasitic shrubs in the family Loranthaceae.

Species

  • Phthirusa bisexualis Rizzini
  • Phthirusa delicatula Rizzini
  • Phthirusa disjectifolia (Rizzini) Kuijt
  • Phthirusa elliptica Rizzini
  • Phthirusa guyanensis Eichler
  • Phthirusa janeirensis Eichler
  • Phthirusa lobaterae G.Ferrari
  • Phthirusa murcae Rizzini
  • Phthirusa nitens (Mart.) Eichler
  • Phthirusa pedicularis Rizzini
  • Phthirusa podoptera (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuijt
  • Phthirusa pycnostachya Eichler
  • Phthirusa pyrifolia (Kunth) Eichler
  • Phthirusa rhynchophylla (Kuijt) Kuijt
  • Phthirusa rufa (Mart.) Eichler
  • Phthirusa salicifolia (Mart.) G. Don
  • Phthirusa schneeana G.Ferrari
  • Phthirusa stelis (L.) Kuijt
  • Phthirusa stenophylla Eichler
  • Phthirusa steyermarkiana Rizzini
  • Phthirusa subcorymbosa Rizzini
  • Phthirusa trichoides Rizzini
References

References

  1. "Phthirusa". The Plant List. Retrieved 2 December 2013.|