| Scurrula | |
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| Scurrula parasitica flower (top) and branch (bottom) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Scurrula L. |
| Type species | |
| Scurrula parasitica L. [1] [2] | |
| Species | |
See here | |
Scurrula is a genus of parasitic shrubs in the family Loranthaceae, native to south-east Asia. [3] [4]
Scurrula are parasitic shrubs [3]
The inflorescence is a raceme. [2] The glabrous or pubescent fruits [3] are clavate, [2] pyriform, or turbinate. [3]
It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 with Scurrula parasitica L. as the type species. [5] [1]
The Catalogue of Life lists the following species: [4]
Scurrula has a low host-specificity and can parasitize various plants. [2]
The centre of diversity is Java. [2]
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