Scurrula parasitica

Scurrula parasitica

Scurrula parasitica

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: Scurrulinae
Genus: Scurrula
Species: Scurrula parasitica
Varieties: S. p. var. graciliflora – S. p. var. parasitica

Name

Scurrula parasitica L., 1753

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cichlanthus scurrula (L.) Tiegh. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 253 (1895)
  • Dendrophthoe scurrula (L.) Blume in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 1730 (1830)
  • Loranthus scurrula L. in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 472 (1762), nom. superfl.
  • Scurrula roxburghii D.Don in Gen. Hist. 3: 421 (1834)
  • Taxillus parasiticus (L.) S.T.Chiu in Taiwania 41: 159 (1996)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Asia-temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tibet Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan Continental:Asia-tropical Regional: outheastern Asia Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand Regional: Indo-china Cambodia, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 110. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2003). Flora of China 5: 1-505. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Scurrula parasitica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Scurrula parasitica. Published online. Accessed: August 12 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Scurrula parasitica. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Scurrula parasitica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 August 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Scurrula parasitica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

മലയാളം: ചെറു ഇത്തിൾക്കണ്ണി
中文: 滇南寄生, 红花寄生（四川寄生）, 桑寄生

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