Pyrularia

Pyrularia
Pyrularia pubera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Santalales
Family:	Santalaceae
Genus:	Pyrularia Michx.
Synonyms [1]
CalinuxRaf. CalynuxRaf. SphaerocaryaWall.

Pyrularia is a small genus of shrubs or small trees in the sandalwood family (Santalaceae) which contains two species, Pyrularia pubera and Pyrularia edulis . P. pubera grows in the eastern United States and P. edulis grows in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. ^{[2] [3]} Both species are parasitic plants, specifically hemiparasites, which while still photosynthetic, will also parasitize the roots of other plants around them. ^[4]

Taxonomy

The genus was first formally named in 1803 by French botanist André Michaux. ^[5] The name Pyrularia derives from the Latin pyrus meaning "pear" and aria meaning "connecting" — this relates to the shape of the fruit. ^[2]

References

1. "Pyrularia Michx". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 23 April 2025.
2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). "Pyrularia". Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
3. "Pyrularia". Flora of China– via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
4. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). "Pyrularia pubera". Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
5. "Pyrularia Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. (Michaux) 2: 231 (1803)". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 27 September 2020.