thumb|right|[[Psittacanthus flowering atop a tree]]

thumb|Tripodanthus acutifolius on a tree.

Loranthaceae, commonly known as the showy mistletoes, is a family of flowering plants. It consists of about 75 genera and 1,000 species of woody plants, many of them hemiparasites. The three terrestrial species are Nuytsia floribunda (the Western Australian Christmas tree), Atkinsonia ligustrina (from the Blue Mountains of Australia), and Gaiadendron punctatum (from Central/South America) Loranthaceae are primarily xylem parasites, but their haustoria may sometimes tap the phloem,

See also

  • Parasitic plant

References

  • Loranthaceae on the Parasitic Plant Connection web site
  • Notanthera heterophylla illustrations
  • Chilean Loranthaceae at Chileflora