Helicanthes elastica

Helicanthes elastica

Helicanthes elastica

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Loranthaceae
Tribus: Lorantheae
Subtribus: Amyeminae
Genus: Helicanthes
Species: Helicanthes elastica

Name

Helicanthes elastica (Desr.) Danser Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2. 29(6): 55. 1933

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Dendrophthoe elastica (Desr.) Danser in Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 10: 308 (1929)
  • Loranthus elasticus Desr. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 3: 599 (1792)
  • Macrosolen elasticus (Desr.) Blume in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 1731 (1830), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Loranthus euphorbiae Wight in Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 3: t. 1063 (1846)
  • Scurrula elastica G.Don in Gen. Hist. 3: 425 (1834)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Asia-temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent India References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Danser, B.H. 1933. Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2. 29(6): 55.

Primary references

• Nickrent, D.L., Malécot, V., Vidal-Russell, R. & Der, J.P. 2010. A revised classification of Santalales. Taxon 59(2): 538–558. DOI: 10.1002/tax.592019 JSTOR PDF. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2018. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Helicanthes elastica. Accessed: 2018 March 1.
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Helicanthes elastica. Published online. Accessed: 1 March 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Helicanthes elastica in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 1 March 2018.
• Nickrent, D.L. 2018. The parasitic plant connection websiteː Loranthaceae. Accessed 20 February 2018

Vernacular names

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