Psittacanthus
Encyclopedia
Psittacanthus is a plant
genus
in the family
Loranthaceae
.
Species
include:
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the family
Family (biology)
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Loranthaceae
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...
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Species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
include:
- Psittacanthus barlowiiPsittacanthus barlowiiPsittacanthus barlowii is a species of plant in the Loranthaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-Source:* Romero-Saltos, H. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Psittacanthus cupulifer
- Psittacanthus flavo-viridis Eichler
- Psittacanthus pluricotyledonarius Rizzini
- Psittacanthus robustus (Mart.) Mart.