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Psittacanthus
Sign in to savePsittacanthus, also parrot-flower, is a plant genus in the family Loranthaceae. It is a type of mistletoe native from central Mexico southwards to Central America and parts of South America.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSantalales
- FamilyLoranthaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,591
- With media
- 761
- Family
- Loranthaceae
- Collections
- ECOSUR, FC-UNAM, INECOL, UJAT, UNICACH, WIS
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Brazil, Colombia
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- Psittacanthus robustus.jpg
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Psittacanthus, also parrot-flower, is a plant genus in the family Loranthaceae. It is a type of mistletoe native from central Mexico southwards to Central America and parts of South America.
It differs from most other Loranthaceae genera by its large flowers and bulky haustorial connections to its host, and by its large fruits. Its flowers frequently "light up the host tree in brilliant hues of red or red and yellow".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Psittacanthus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.