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Loranthaceae Juss., Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 12: 292 (1808) (‘Loranthaea’), nom. cons.; Barlow, Flora Males. I, 13: 209–401 (1997); Polhill and Wiens, Mistletoes of Africa, Royal Bot. Gard. Kew (1998).Loranthaceae subfam. Loranthoideae Eaton, Bot. Dict., ed. 4: 37 (1836).Elytranthaceae Tiegh. (1896).Nuytsiaceae Tiegh. (1896).Gaiadendraceae Tiegh. ex Nakai (1952).Psittacanthaceae Nakai (1952).

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Contains a comprehensive description of the family Loranthaceae with descriptions of its constituent 77 genera and regional keys to the genera.

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Kuijt, J., Hansen, B. (2015). Loranthaceae. In: Flowering Plants. Eudicots. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, vol 12. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09296-6_14

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