Tristerix

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Tristerix

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Santalales
Family:	Loranthaceae
Genus:	Tristerix Mart.

Species

T. aphyllus
T. chodatianus
T. corymbosus
T. grandiflorus
T. longebracteatus
T. penduliflorus
T. peruvianus
T. peytonii
T. pubescens
T. secundus
T. tetrandrus
T. verticillatus

Tristerix (commonly called Chilean Mistletoe) is a primitive genus of flowering plant in the Loranthaceae family native to the Andes from Colombia to Chile. They are a woody perennial usually occurring as an aerial parasite, often pollinated by hummingbirds. Recents phylogenetic studies of the 11 known Tristerix species divides the genus into 2 subgenera; Metastachys and Tristerix with 9 and 2 species, respectively (though this was not confirmed by ITS analysis).