Dendrophthoe | |
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Dendrophthoe falcata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Santalales |
Family: | Loranthaceae |
Genus: | Dendrophthoe Mart. |
Dendrophthoe is a genus of hemiparasitic shrubs found in Asia and Australia known as mistletoes. The genus was described by German naturalist Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius in 1830.[1] Species in this genus have a variety of reported uses in the medical traditions of the region, most notably in Nepal. [2]