Santalaceae
| Santalaceae | |
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| Santalum ellipticum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Santalaceae R.Br. |
| Genera | |
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Santalaceae, the sandalwoods, are a widely distributed family of flowering plants (including small trees, shrubs, perennial herbs, and epiphytic climbers[1]) which, like other members of Santalales, are partially parasitic on other plants. Its flowers are bisexual or, by abortion ("flower drop"), unisexual.[2] Modern treatments of the Santalaceae include the family Viscaceae (mistletoes), previously considered distinct.
The APG II system of 2003 (unchanged from the APG system, of 1998) recognises the family and assigns it to the order Santalales in the clade core eudicots. However, the circumscription by APG is much wider than accepted by previous classifications, including the plants earlier treated in families Eremolepidaceae and Viscaceae. It includes about 1,000 species.
- Genera
- Acanthosyris
- Amphorogyne
- Antidaphne (previously Eremolepidaceae)
- Arceuthobium (previously Viscaceae)
- Buckleya
- Cervantesia Ruiz & Pavón
- Choretrum R.Br.
- Cladomyza
- Colpoon
- Comandra Nutt.
- Daenikera
- Dendromyza[1]
- Dendrophthora (previously Viscaceae)
- Dendrotrophe
- Dufrenoya
- Eubrachion (previously Eremolepidaceae)
- Exocarpos Pers.[1]
- Geocaulon
- Ginalloa (previously Viscaceae)
- Jodina
- Korthalsella Tiegh.
- Kunkeliella
- Lepidoceras (previously Eremolepidaceae)
- Leptomeria
- Mida
- Myoschilos
- Nanodea
- Nestronia
- Notothixos (previously Viscaceae)
- Okoubaka Pellegr. & Normand
- Omphacomeria
- Osyridocarpos
- Osyris
- Phacellaria
- Phoradendron Nutt. (previously Viscaceae)
- Pilgerina
- Pyrularia
- Rhoiacarpos
- Santalum L.
- Scleropyrum
- Spirogardnera
- Staufferia
- Thesidium
- Thesium L.
- Viscum L. (previously Viscaceae)
excluded genera:
- Anthobolus[1] – to Opiliaceae
- Arjona - to Schoepfiaceae
- Quinchamalium - to Schoepfiaceae
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hewson & George [et al.], Santalaceae taxonomy, 1984, pp. 191-194.
- ↑ Pilger, R. Santalaceae (with 17 figures). R. Br. Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl. (1810) 350, pp. 1-45.
- Santalaceae, Eremolepidaceae, Viscaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants.
- Parasitic Plants: Santalaceae
- NCBI Taxonomy Browser
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