''Korthalsella'' (korthal mistletoe) is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the
sandalwood
Sandalwood is a class of woods from trees in the genus ''Santalum''. The woods are heavy, yellow, and fine-grained, and, unlike many other aromatic woods, they retain their fragrance for decades. Sandalwood oil is extracted from the woods for us ...
family,
Santalaceae
The Santalaceae, sandalwoods, are a widely distributed family of flowering plants (including small trees, shrubs, perennial herbs, and epiphytic climbersHewson & George t al.br>''Santalaceae'' taxonomy, 1984, pp. 191-194.) which, like other membe ...
(sometimes/formerly considered to be in
Viscaceae
Viscaceae is a taxonomic family name of flowering plants. In this circumscription, the family includes the several genera of mistletoes. This family name is currently being studied and under review as in past decades, several systems of plant taxon ...
). It contains about 25 species distributed in
Asia
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,
Africa
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,
Australia
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,
New Zealand
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, and some
Pacific Islands
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.
Selected species
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Korthalsella arthroclada
''Korthalsella'' (korthal mistletoe) is a genus of flowering plants in the sandalwood family, Santalaceae (sometimes/formerly considered to be in Viscaceae). It contains about 25 species distributed in Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and s ...
''
Cranfield (Australia)
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Korthalsella breviarticulata
''Korthalsella'' (korthal mistletoe) is a genus of flowering plants in the sandalwood family, Santalaceae (sometimes/formerly considered to be in Viscaceae). It contains about 25 species distributed in Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and ...
''
(Tiegh.) Danser (Australia)
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*'']Korthalsella complanata
''Korthalsella'' (korthal mistletoe) is a genus of flowering plants in the sandalwood family, Santalaceae (sometimes/formerly considered to be in Viscaceae). It contains about 25 species distributed in Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and s ...
'' (v. Tiegh.) Engl. - ''Kaumahana'' (Hawaii
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)
*''Korthalsella cylindrica
''Korthalsella'' (korthal mistletoe) is a genus of flowering plants in the sandalwood family, Santalaceae (sometimes/formerly considered to be in Viscaceae). It contains about 25 species distributed in Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and s ...
'' (v. Tiegh.) Engl. - Hawaii korthal mistletoe (Hawaii)
*'' Korthalsella degeneri'' Danser - Degener's korthal mistletoe (Island of Oahu
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in Hawaii)
*''Korthalsella disticha
''Korthalsella'' (korthal mistletoe) is a genus of flowering plants in the sandalwood family, Santalaceae (sometimes/formerly considered to be in Viscaceae). It contains about 25 species distributed in Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and s ...
'' (Endl.) Engl. (Australia)[
*'']Korthalsella emersa
'' Korthalsella emersa '' is a flowering plant in the sandalwood family, formerly placed in the Viscaceae. The specific epithet alludes to the immersion of the flowers in the floral cushion. Data derived from ''Flora of Australia'', Volume 49 ( ...
'' Barlow (Australia)[
*'']Korthalsella grayi
''Korthalsella'' (korthal mistletoe) is a genus of flowering plants in the sandalwood family, Santalaceae (sometimes/formerly considered to be in Viscaceae). It contains about 25 species distributed in Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and s ...
'' Barlow (Australia)[
*'']Korthalsella japonica
''Korthalsella'' (korthal mistletoe) is a genus of flowering plants in the sandalwood family, Santalaceae (sometimes/formerly considered to be in Viscaceae). It contains about 25 species distributed in Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and s ...
'' (Thunb.) Engl. (Australia)[
*'']Korthalsella latissima
''Korthalsella'' (korthal mistletoe) is a genus of flowering plants in the sandalwood family, Santalaceae (sometimes/formerly considered to be in Viscaceae). It contains about 25 species distributed in Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and s ...
'' (v. Tiegh.) Danser - Kauai korthal mistletoe (Hawaii)
*''Korthalsella leucothrix
''Korthalsella'' (korthal mistletoe) is a genus of flowering plants in the sandalwood family, Santalaceae (sometimes/formerly considered to be in Viscaceae). It contains about 25 species distributed in Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and s ...
'' Barlow (Australia)[
*'']Korthalsella papuana
''Korthalsella'' (korthal mistletoe) is a genus of flowering plants in the sandalwood family, Santalaceae (sometimes/formerly considered to be in Viscaceae). It contains about 25 species distributed in Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and s ...
'' Danser (Australia, New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
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It is a simplified version of ...
)[
*'']Korthalsella platycaula
''Korthalsella'' (korthal mistletoe) is a genus of flowering plants in the sandalwood family, Santalaceae (sometimes/formerly considered to be in Viscaceae). It contains about 25 species distributed in Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and s ...
'' (v. Tiegh.) Engl. - ''Poowaha'' (Hawaii)
*''Korthalsella remyana
''Korthalsella'' (korthal mistletoe) is a genus of flowering plants in the sandalwood family, Santalaceae (sometimes/formerly considered to be in Viscaceae). It contains about 25 species distributed in Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and s ...
'' v. Tiegh. - Bog korthal mistletoe (Hawaii)[
*'' Korthalsella salicornioides'' (A. Cunn.) Tiegh. (New Zealand)
]
Image Gallery
File:Korthalsella rubra on Atalaya hemiglauca3.jpg, Jointed mistletoe ''Korthalsella rubra'' on ''Atalaya hemiglauca'', just north of Breeza, NSW, Australia, 14 June 2015
File:Korthalsella rubra on Atalaya hemiglauca 2.jpg, Jointed mistletoe ''Korthalsella rubra'' on ''Atalaya hemiglauca'', just north of Breeza, NSW, Australia, 14 June 2015
File:Korthalsella rubra on Wilga.jpg, ''Korthalsella rubra'' on Wilga, ''Geijera parviflora'', Central NSW, 14 June 2015
File:Korthalsella rubra Wilga 2.jpg, ''Korthalsella rubra'' on Wilga, ''Geijera parviflora'', Central NSW, 14 June 2015
References
Santalaceae
Parasitic plants
Santalales genera
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