Mitrastemon
Mitrastemon is a genus of two widely disjunct species of parasitic plants. It is the only genus within the family Mitrastemonaceae. Mitrastemon species are root endoparasites, which grow on Fagaceae. It is also a non-photosynthetic plant that parasitizes other plants such as Castanopsis sieboldii.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilyMitrastemonaceae
Observations375
帽蕊草科又名帽蕊花科或奴草科，只有1属2种，生长在东南亚以及中美洲的热带和亚热带地区，中国有一种，生长在南方。 本科植物是寄生植物，常寄生在壳斗科植物上面，茎非常短，只有3.5-6.5厘米；叶蜕化为鳞片状，对生；茎顶部只生有一朵花，雄蕊围绕雌蕊群合生；果实为蒴果或浆果状，内含许多微小的种子。 1981年的克朗奎斯特分类法将其列在大花草目中，1998年根据基因亲缘关系分类的APG 分类法发现其和杜鹃花目中许多种类的基因相似，但无法分在任何目中，属于系属不清，2003年经过修订的APG II 分类法维持原分类。2009年的APG III将其放进杜鹃花目。
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Mitrastemon is a genus of two widely disjunct species of parasitic plants. It is the only genus within the family Mitrastemonaceae. Mitrastemon species are root endoparasites, which grow on Fagaceae. It is also a non-photosynthetic plant that parasitizes other plants such as Castanopsis sieboldii.
==History== The parasitic species, Mitrastemon yamamotoi was found in Japan in 1909. It was originally named Mitrastemma yamamotoi by botanist Tomitaro Makino (1862 – 1957), but was later renamed as Mitrastemon yamamotoi in 1911.