Family · Other eudicots

Misodendraceae

Feathery mistletoes

Southern South American mistletoes parasitic on Nothofagus, with feathery plumed fruits for wind dispersal; one genus.

Accepted species: 8accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genus: 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈31 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Misodendrum

Its genus

Misodendrum8 spp.

Where it grows

Southern America8

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Misodendraceae sits in the order Santalales.