Loranthella

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Loranthella
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Loranthella
S.Blanco & C.E.Wetzel (2016)
Species:
L. deflersii
Binomial name
Loranthella deflersii
(Tiegh.) S.Blanco & C.E.Wetzel (2016)
Synonyms [1] [2]
  • OdontellaTiegh. (1895), nom. illeg.
  • Loranthella schimperi(Hochst. ex A.Rich.) S.Blanco & C.E.Wetzel (2016), not validly publ.
  • Loranthus schimperiHochst. ex A.Rich. (1848)
  • Loranthus schimperi var. parviflorusHutch. & E.A.Bruce (1941)
  • Odontella deflersiiTiegh. (1895)
  • Odontella schimperi(Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Tiegh. (1895)
  • Oncocalyx schimperi(Hochst. ex A.Rich.) M.G.Gilbert (1985)
  • Tapinanthus schimperi(Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Danser (1933)

Loranthella deflersii is a species of flowering plant in family Loranthaceae. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte native to deserts and dry shrublands of the Arabian Peninsula (Oman, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia) and the Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia). [1] It is the sole species in genus Loranthella. [2]

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