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Loranthaceae Juss., Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 12: 292. 1808. nom. cons. 'Mistletoe Family'
Loranthaceae Juss., Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 12: 292. 1808. nom. cons. 'Mistletoe Family'
Characteristic Features:
Characteristic Features:
Epiphytic stem parasites
Leaves opposite, thick, entire
Flowers brightly coloured (orange/ red often), long tubular, tetra or pentamerous, bracteate and bracteolate at the base and immediately to one side of the ovary
Ovary inferior, fruits fleshy
Diversity:
Diversity:
World- 79 genera 886 species (The Plant List 2013); 76 genera, 1,050 species (Christenhusz & Byng 2016); 77 genera, 1000 species (Mabberely 2017); 78 genera, 1068 species (Roskov et al. 2021)
India - 8 genera 49 species (Rajasekaran 2012); 9 genera, 64 species (BSI, 2021)
Indian Himalaya- 10 genera, 37 species (Singh et al. 2019)
Uttarakhand -8 genera 15 species (Uniyal et al. 2007)
General Characters:
General Characters:
Loranthaceae in POWO 2021 (Plants of the World Online)
Loranthaceae in Wikipedia
Systematic Position of the Family in Different Systems of Classifications:
Systematic Position of the Family in Different Systems of Classifications:
Systematic position in 2-Superkingdom, 7-Kingdom classification of Ruggiero et al. (2015)
Systematic position in 2-Superkingdom, 7-Kingdom classification of Ruggiero et al. (2015)
Super Kingdom- Eukaryota, Kingdom- Plantae, Subkingdom- Viridiplantae, Infrakingdom- Streptophyta, Superphylum- Embryophyta, Phylum- Tracheophyta, Subphylum- Spermatophytina, Superclass- Angiospermae, Class- Magnoliopsida, Superorder-Santalanae, Order-Santalales
Bentham & Hooker (1862-83)
Bentham & Hooker (1862-83)
Class : Dicotyledons
Subclass : Monochlamydeae
Series : Achlamydosporae
Engler & Prantl (1887-1915)
Engler & Prantl (1887-1915)
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Embryophyta Siphonogama
Subdivision: Angiospermae
Class : Dicotyledoneae
Subclass : Archichlamydeae
Order : Santalales
Hutchinson (1973)
Hutchinson (1973)
Phylum : Angiospermae
Subphylum: Dicotyledones
Division : Lignosae
Order : Santalales
Cronquist (1988)
Cronquist (1988)
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Rosidae
Order : Santalales
Thorne & Reveal (2007)
Thorne & Reveal (2007)
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Caryophyllidae
Super Order: Santalanae
Order : Santalales
Takhtajan (2009)
Takhtajan (2009)
Phylum : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Rosidae
Super Order: Santalanae
Order : Santalales
Reveal (2012)
Reveal (2012)
Class : Equisetopsida
Subclass : Magnoliidae
Super Order: Santalanae
Order : Santalales
APG-IV (2016)
APG-IV (2016)
Clade : Angiosperms
Clade : Eudicots
Clade : Core Eudicots
Clade : Superasterids
Order : Santalales
Shipunov (2020)
Shipunov (2020)
Class : Angiospermae
Subclass : Asteridae
Super Order : Caryophyllanae
Order : Santalales
Genera & Species in Pantnagar
Genera & Species in Pantnagar
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