Arceuthobium gillii
| Arceuthobium gillii | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Santalaceae |
| Genus: | Arceuthobium |
| Species: | A. gillii |
| Binomial name | |
| Arceuthobium gillii Hawksw. & Wiens | |
Arceuthobium gillii, common name "Chihuahua pine dwarf mistletoe," is a parasitic plant found in Arizona, New Mexico, Chihuahua, Sonora and Sinaloa. It is found mostly on the Chihuahua pine, Pinus leiophylla var. chihuahuana.[2][3]
- Flowers and fruit of Arceuthobium gillii
a staminate (male) flower
a pistillate (female) plant
Taxonomy
In 1964 Frank Goode Hawksworth and Delbert Wiens described a new species in the Arceuthobium genus, which they named Arceuthobium gillii. Together with its genus it is part of the Santalaceae family and has no botanical synonyms.[4] The species was named in honor of Lake Shore Gill, an authority on the genus.[3]
References
- ↑ NatureServe (31 July 2026). "Arceuthobium gillii". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ Hawksworth, F.G., & D. Wiens. 1993. Viscaceae, Mistletoe Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 27:241-245
- 1 2 Hawksworth, Frank G.; Wiens, Delbert (1964). "A New Species of Arceuthobium from Arizona". Brittonia. 16 (1): 54–57. doi:10.2307/2805183. ISSN 0007-196X. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ↑ POWO (2026). "Arceuthobium gillii Hawksw. & Wiens". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 August 2026.