Family · Other eudicots
Loranthaceae
Showy mistletoes
Largest mistletoe family: aerial stem hemiparasites with brightly colored bird-pollinated flowers.
- Accepted species
- 1,079accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 77accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈47 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD
Open Loranthaceae in the treePan, zoom and dig into its genera in the interactive view.›
Plants you might know
- Loranthus
- Psittacanthus
- Nuytsia (WA Christmas tree)
Largest genera
Psittacanthus131 spp.
Struthanthus99 spp.
Amyema94 spp.
Agelanthus59 spp.
Macrosolen43 spp.
Dendrophthoe41 spp.
Helixanthera41 spp.
Phragmanthera36 spp.
Taxillus35 spp.
Dendropemon33 spp.
Tapinanthus30 spp.
Scurrula28 spp.
Cladocolea27 spp.
Decaisnina27 spp.
Englerina26 spp.
Passovia24 spp.
Oryctanthus18 spp.
Peristethium18 spp.
Phthirusa18 spp.
Aetanthus17 spp.
Erianthemum17 spp.
Bakerella16 spp.
Globimetula14 spp.
Oncocalyx13 spp.
Tristerix13 spp.
Plicosepalus12 spp.
Lepeostegeres10 spp.
Lepidaria9 spp.
Loranthus9 spp.
Lysiana8 spp.
Cyne7 spp.
Tolypanthus7 spp.
Sogerianthe6 spp.
Amylotheca5 spp.
Muellerina5 spp.
Trithecanthera5 spp.
Barathranthus4 spp.
Elytranthe4 spp.
Maracanthus4 spp.
Oedina4 spp.
Oncella4 spp.
Oryctina4 spp.
Diplatia3 spp.
Oliverella3 spp.
Peraxilla3 spp.
Socratina3 spp.
Tripodanthus3 spp.
Actinanthella2 spp.
Dactyliophora2 spp.
Distrianthes2 spp.
Gaiadendron2 spp.
Ligaria2 spp.
Pusillanthus2 spp.
Septulina2 spp.
Spragueanella2 spp.
Vanwykia2 spp.
Alepis1 spp.
Atkinsonia1 spp.
Benthamina1 spp.
Berhautia1 spp.
The 17 smaller genera are in the interactive tree.
Where it grows
- Southern America381
- Asia-Tropical310
- Africa261
- Australasia83
- Asia-Temperate62
- Northern America60
- Pacific4
- Europe1
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Loranthaceae sits in the order Santalales.