Loranthaceae genera

Loranthus is a genus of parasitic plants that grow on the branches of woody trees. It belongs to the family Loranthaceae, the showy mistletoe family. In most earlier systematic treatments it contains all mistletoe species with bisexual flowers, though some species have reversed to unisexual flowers. Other treatments restrict the genus to a few species. The systematic situation of Loranthus is not entirely clear.

Amyema is a genus of semi-parasitic shrubs (mistletoes) which occur in Malesia and Australia.

thumb|right|Haustorium and fruit of [[Tapinanthus oleifolius]] thumb|right|Ornithophily in T. rubromarginatus Tapinanthus is a genus of mistletoe in the family Loranthaceae, native to Africa. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek tapeinos meaning "low" or "humble" and anthos meaning flower.

Dendrophthoe is a genus of hemiparasitic shrubs found in Asia and Australia known as mistletoes. The genus was described by German naturalist Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius in 1830. Species in this genus have a variety of reported uses in the medical traditions of the region, most notably in Nepal.

Struthanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loranthaceae.

Lysiana is a genus of hemiparasitic shrubs endemic to Australia, in the family Loranthaceae.

Aetanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Phragmanthera is a genus of plants in the family Loranthaceae, the showy mistletoes. It is native to Africa and temperate Asia. The genus contains 35 species.

Taxillus（Chinese : 桑寄生） is a plant genus in the mistletoe family: Loranthaceae.

Decaisnina is a genus of semi-parasitic shrubs (mistletoes) that occur in Australia. The type species is D. glauca. Around thirty species are known, found from northern Australia to Tahiti and the Philippines.

Oncocalyx is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Elytranthe is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Actinanthella is a small genus of hemiparasitic shrubs in the Loranthaceae family. They are found in Sub-Saharan Africa, specifically in Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Spragueanella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Scurrula is a genus of parasitic shrubs in the family Loranthaceae, native to south-east Asia.

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Cladocolea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Dactyliophora is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Amylotheca is a genus of hemi-parasitic aerial shrubs in the family Loranthaceae, found in Borneo, Malaysia, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Australia (in New South Wales and Queensland), Sumatra, Thailand, Vanuatu, and Philippines

Nuytsia floribunda is a hemiparasitic tree found in Western Australia. The species is known locally as the Christmas tree or Western Australian Christmas tree. The display of intensely bright flowers during the austral summer coincides with the Christmas season.

Peraxilla is a genus of two showy mistletoe species from New Zealand.

Helixanthera is moderately sized genus in the showy mistletoe family, Loranthaceae. It has over 40 species from tropical Africa, southern Asia and Malesia. The genus was described already 1790 by the Portuguese botanist João de Loureiro in his Flora Cochinchinensis. A new species, Helixanthera schizocalyx, was described in 2010.

Lepeostegeres is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Tristerix is a genus of mistletoe in the family Loranthaceae, native to the Andes, ranging from Colombia and Ecuador to Chile and Argentina. They are woody perennials usually occurring as aerial parasites, are pollinated by hummingbirds and flowerpiercers, with seed-dispersal generally by birds but occasionally by mammals (Dromiciops). The genus is distinguished from other New World Loranthaceae by its simple, terminal, racemose inflorescences, together with its of 4- or 5-merous flowers, versatile anthers, and the presence of endosperm. Further differences include fused cotyledons and the abs

Septulina is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Tolypanthus is a genus of plants in the family Loranthaceae.

Lepidaria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

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Psittacanthus, also parrot-flower, is a plant genus in the family Loranthaceae. It is a type of mistletoe native from central Mexico southwards to Central America and parts of South America.

Englerina is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Oryctanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Diplatia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Erianthemum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Oryctina is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Oncella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Globimetula is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Oedina is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Plicosepalus is a genus of hemiparasitic flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Vanwykia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Macrosolen is a genus of plants in the family Loranthaceae. It includes about 83 species all over the world with ca. 40 species widely distributed in tropical South and Southeast Asia. Some species were described by de Loureiro (1790, as Loranthus), Lecomte (1915, as Elytranthe), Danser (1938) and Hô (2003).

Dendropemon is a genus of mistletoes which is endemic to the Caribbean. Members of the genus are hemi-parasites which normally grow on trees and shrubs, although self-parasitism is known to occur. The approximately 31 species range from The Bahamas and Cuba in the north and west, to Barbados and St. Vincent in the southwest. Diversity and endemism is highest on the island of Hispaniola.

Phthirusa is a South American genus of parasitic shrubs in the family Loranthaceae.

Trithecanthera is a genus of showy mistletoes in the family Loranthaceae. It contains approximately 5 species in the Malesian region of South East Asia. The genus includes the species described within the genus Kingella as Kingella scortechinii.

Socratina is genus of three showy mistletoe species in Madagascar. The genus was described by the Belgian botanist Simone Balle in Flora de Madagascar, 1964, and was revised by Martin Callmander and co-workers in 2014. It contains three species.

Tripodanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Oliverella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Passovia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Gaiadendron is a genus of parasitic shrubs or trees in the family Loranthaceae. It solely comprises the species Gaiadendron punctatum, which is found in North and South America.

Peristethium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Alepis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Alepis flavida. alt=Some yellow erect flowers stemming out of a branchlet.|thumb|Flowers of the Alepis flavida The mistletoe has yellow, erect flowers with tall orange anthers.

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Distrianthes is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Tupeia is a monotypic genus of semi-parasitic shrubs (mistletoes) which occurs in both the North and South Islands of New Zealand. There is only one species in the genus: Tupeia antarctica. There are no synonyms.

Maracanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Pusillanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Notanthera is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae. The only species is Notanthera heterophyllus.

Thaumasianthes is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Loxanthera is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae. The only species is Loxanthera speciosa. Its native range is Western Malesia.