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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