''Phoradendron nickrentianum'' is a

hemiparasitic A parasitic plant is a plant that derives some or all of its nutritional requirements from another living plant. They make up about 1% of angiosperms and are found in almost every biome. All parasitic plants develop a specialized organ called the ...

plant in the

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 ...

(previously

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 ...

) family, native to

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

. There are no synonyms.

Description

''P. nickrentianum'' is a dioecious plant, with pinnately veined leaf-blades (14 cm by 4.5 cm) on a petiole which is about 1 cm long. The male inflorescence (on a 2 cm peduncle) is up to 4.5 cm long with up to 9 fertile internodes. No pistillate plants were seen by Kuijt. It is very like '' Phoradendron undulatum'', but differs significantly in being dioecious.

Taxonomy

''P. nickrentianum'' was first described in 2011 by

Job Kuijt ''Job Kuijt'' (born 1930), is a Canadian botanist, with particular interest in Viscaceae, Loranthaceae and Eremolepidaceae. He is professor at the University of Victoria The University of Victoria (UVic or Victoria) is a public research univ ...

, who gave it the specific epithet, ''nickrentianum'', to honour Daniel Nickrent, who "has brought the knowledge of parasitic angiosperms to unprecedented heights".

References

External links

''Phoradendron nickrentianum'' occurrence data
from

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q18075749 nickrentianum Parasitic plants Taxa named by Job Kuijt Flora of Peru Plants described in 2011 Dioecious plants