Gaiadendron

Gaiadendron
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Santalales
Family:	Loranthaceae
Genus:	Gaiadendron; G.Don
Species:	G. punctatum
Binomial name
	Gaiadendron punctatum; (Ruiz & Pav.) G.Don
Synonyms
	Loranthus punctatus Ruiz & Pav. ; Phrygilanthus punctatus (Ruiz & Pav.) Eichler ; Struthanthus punctatus (Ruiz & Pav.) Blume ; Taguaria punctata (Ruiz & Pav.) Raf. ; Gaiadendron breviflorum Hieron. ; Gaiadendron ellipticum (Ruiz & Pav.) Baehni ex J.F.Macbr. ; Gaiadendron lanceolatum (Ruiz & Pav.) Baehni ex J.F.Macbr. ; Gaiadendron laurifolium (Kunth) G.Don ; Gaiadendron macranthum Killip ; Gaiadendron nitidum (Kunth) G.Don ; Gaiadendron poasense Donn.Sm. ; Gaiadendron punctatum var. puracense (Kunth) Steyerm. ; Gaiadendron puracense (Kunth) G.Don ; Gaiadendron revolutum Rizzini ; Gaiadendron tagua (Kunth) G.Don ; Gaiadendron tagua var. reductum Rizzini ; Gaiadendron tagua var. revolutum (Rizzini) Rizzini ; Loranthos taguum St.-Lag. ; Loranthus arboreus Mutis ex DC. ; Loranthus bracteatus Willd. ex DC. ; Loranthus ellipticus Ruiz & Pav. ; Loranthus lanceolatus Ruiz & Pav. ; Loranthus lancifolius Poir. ex Schult. & Schult.f. ; Loranthus laurifolius Kunth ; Loranthus laurinus Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f. ; Loranthus nitidus Kunth ; Loranthus obvallatus Schult. & Schult.f. ; Loranthus puracensis Kunth ; Loranthus tagua Kunth ; Notanthera ellipticus G.Don ; Notanthera lanceolatus (Ruiz & Pav.) G.Don ; Phrygilanthus ellipticus (Ruiz & Pav.) Eichler ; Phrygilanthus lanceolatus (Ruiz & Pav.) Eichler ; Phrygilanthus puracensis (Kunth) Eichler ; Phrygilanthus tagua (Kunth) Eichler ; Struthanthus ellipticus Blume ; Struthanthus lancifolius Blume ; Struthanthus laurifolius (Kunth) Blume ; Struthanthus nitidus Blume ; Taguaria elliptica Raf. ; Taguaria laurifolia (Kunth) Raf. ; Taguaria nitida Raf. ; Taguaria puracensis (Kunth) Raf. ; Taguaria vera (Kunth) Raf.;

Gaiadendron is a genus of parasitic shrubs or trees in the family Loranthaceae.^[3] It solely comprises the species Gaiadendron punctatum, which is found in North and South America.^[2]^[4]^[5]^[3]

References

↑ Condit, R. (2021). "Gaiadendron punctatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T176094471A176094473. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T176094471A176094473.en. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
1 2 "Gaiadendron punctatum (Ruiz & Pav.) G.Don". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
1 2 Heide-Jørgensen, Henning (2008). Parasitic flowering plants. BRILL. p. 54. ISBN 978-90-474-3359-0.
↑ "Gaiadendron punctatum (Ruiz & Pav.) G.Don". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
↑ Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013-09-21). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-12-396954-5.

[IUCN-1] Condit, R. (2021). "Gaiadendron punctatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T176094471A176094473. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T176094471A176094473.en. Retrieved January 19, 2025.

[POWO-2] 1 2 "Gaiadendron punctatum (Ruiz & Pav.) G.Don". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 19, 2025.

[:0-3] 1 2 Heide-Jørgensen, Henning (2008). Parasitic flowering plants. BRILL. p. 54. ISBN 978-90-474-3359-0.

[COL-4] "Gaiadendron punctatum (Ruiz & Pav.) G.Don". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved January 19, 2025.

[5] Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013-09-21). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-12-396954-5.

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