Dendropemon caribaeus

Dendropemon caribaeus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Santalales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Santalales

Familia: Loranthaceae
Tribus: Psittacantheae
Subtribus: Psittacanthinae
Genus: Dendropemon
Species: Dendropemon caribaeus

Name

Dendropemon caribaeus Krug & Urb.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Phthirusa caribaea (Krug & Urb.) Engl. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. 1: 135 (1897)
  • Struthanthus caribaeus (Krug & Urb.) Stehlé in Mém. Publiés Soc. Bot. France 1953-1954: 32 (1954)
• Heterotypic
  • Dendropemon caribaeus var. wabyanus Krug & Urb. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 28 (1897)
  • Dendropemon oliganthus Urb. in Symb. Antill. 7: 204 (1912)
  • Phthirusa oligantha (Urb.) Urb. in Symb. Antill. 8: 185 (1920)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Southern America Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Is., Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Krug, C.W.L. & Urban, I., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 27 1897.

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Dendropemon caribaeus. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 04 2017.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Dendropemon caribaeus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Nov. 04. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 50188455. 04. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 2017 50188455.

Vernacular names

English: four-angle leechbush

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