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Santalaceae
Santalaceae is a widely distributed family of flowering plants which, like other members of Santalales, are partially parasitic on other plants. 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 Cladomyza
- Colpoon
- Comandra Nutt.
- Daenikera
- Dendromyza
- Dendrophthora (previously Viscaceae)
- Dendrotrophe
- Dufrenoya
- Eubrachion (previously Eremolepidaceae)
- Exocarpos Pers.
- 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 Scleropyrum
- Spirogardnera
- Staufferia
- Thesidium
- Thesium Viscum L. (previously Viscaceae)
excluded genera:
- Anthobolus – to Opiliaceae
- Arjona - to Schoepfiaceae
- Quinchamalium - to Schoepfiaceae
References
- 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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