Two remarkable species of Phoradendron (Viscaceae) from the Oaxacan Mixteca (México), one new and the other supplemented

Phoradendron perredactum, a miniature leafless and practically acaulescent stem parasite of Bursera discolor, is described as new and illustrated. Two types of individuals were observed: the more common branched ones, less than 1 cm long with a prevalence of female flowers, and the scarcer usually s...

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Autori principali: Rzedowski, Jerzy, Calderón de Rzedowski, Graciela
Natura: Online
Lingua:spa
Pubblicazione: Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2011
Accesso online:https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/254
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Riassunto:Phoradendron perredactum, a miniature leafless and practically acaulescent stem parasite of Bursera discolor, is described as new and illustrated. Two types of individuals were observed: the more common branched ones, less than 1 cm long with a prevalence of female flowers, and the scarcer usually solitary ones to 3 cm long, with a prevalence of male flowers. The description of P. olae Kuijt is complemented with information concerning male plants and hosts. Both plants occur sympatrically in the District of Huajuapan de León in northwestern Oaxaca, Mexico.