Helixanthera
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Helixanthera is moderately sized genus of showy mistletoe
with about 35 species from tropical Africa, southern Asia and Malesia. The genus was described already 1790 by the Portugues botanist Loureiro
in his Flora Cochinchinensis. A new species, Helixanthera schizocalyx
, was described as late as 2010.
Loranthaceae
Loranthaceae is a family of flowering plants, which has been universally recognized by taxonomists. It consists of about 75 genera and 1,000 species of woody plants, many of them hemi-parasites, all of them except three having the mistletoe habit...
with about 35 species from tropical Africa, southern Asia and Malesia. The genus was described already 1790 by the Portugues botanist Loureiro
João de Loureiro
João de Loureiro was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary, paleontologist, physician and botanist.In 1742 he travelled to Cochinchina, remaining there for 30 years. He became a specialist in Asian flora and on his return published Flora Cochinchinensis .- References :...
in his Flora Cochinchinensis. A new species, Helixanthera schizocalyx
Helixanthera schizocalyx
Helixanthera schizocalyx is a species of loranth, or tropical mistletoe, discovered by a research team from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew on Mount Mabu in northern Mozambique in 2008...
, was described as late as 2010.