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Psittacanthus schiedeanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Psittacanthus
Species:
P. schiedeanus
Binomial name
Psittacanthus schiedeanus
Synonyms[1]


Psittacanthus schiedeanus (Schltdl. & Cham.) Don is a species of neotropical mistletoe in the Loranthaceae family, which is native to Panamá, Costa Rica, Honduras and Mexico.[1]

Description

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Psittacanthus schiedeanus is a hemiparaste growing to 50 centimetres (20 in) with quadrangular stems which are flattened at the nodes. The haustorium is large. The bluish-green leaves are asymmetric and about 20 centimetres (8 in) long and 8 centimetres (3 in) wide, with a stout petiole and pinnate venation. The inflorescence is terminal. The fruit is a berry.[3]

Hosts

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The most common hosts are oaks(Quercus species) and other hardwoods.[3] Other hosts are the conifers: Pinus leiophylla, P. montezumae, P. teocote and P. oocarpa.[3] This species causes significant damage to pine forests used for harvesting wood.[3] However, despite being a damaging parasite of conifers, it is important for medicine and wildlife.[3]


Ecology

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Birds are important in the plant's life-cycle. They pollinate it while feeding on the nectar, and when they feed on the fruit they disperse the seeds.


Taxonomy

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Psittacanthus schiedeanus was first described by Adelbert von Chamisso and Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal 1830 as Loranthus cordatus,[4][5] and in 1834, George Don assigned it to the genus Psittacanthus.[6][7]


Etymology

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Psittacanthos comes from the Greek psittakos (parrot), and the Greek anthos (flower), possibly chosen, according to Don[8], because of the bright colours. The epithet, schiedeanus, honours the collector, Christian Julius Wilhelm Schiede, plant collector in Mexico and botanist.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Govaerts, R. et. al. 2018. "Plants of the World online: Psittacanthus schiedeanus". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. ^ GBIF: Psittacanthus schiedeanus (Schlecht. & Cham.) G.Don GBIF.org (26 May 2018) GBIF Occurrence Download https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.yy1lrj
  3. ^ a b c d e Geils, BW, Tovar, JC, Moody, B (2002) Mistletoes of North American Conifers. (Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S.A., Sanidad Forestal, SEMARNAT, Mexico Canadian Forest Service, Department of Natural Resources Canada Available at https://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_gtr098.pdf
  4. ^ "IPNI: Loranthus schiedeanus". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  5. ^ von Chamisso, A. & von Schlechtendal, D.F.L. 1830. Linnaea 5: 172. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  6. ^ "IPNI: Psittacanthus schiedeanus". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  7. ^ Don, G. 1834. A general history of the dichlamydeous plants :comprising complete descriptions of the different orders...the whole arranged according to the natural system 3: 418.
  8. ^ Don, G. 1834. "A general history of the dichlamydeous plants :comprising complete descriptions of the different orders...the whole arranged according to the natural system 3: 415".
  9. ^ Quattrocchi, U. 2000."CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names", p.2404, CRC Press. Retrieved 20 June 2018

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Further reading

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  • Buen Lorena, L, Ornelas Juan, F (2002) Host compatibility of the cloud forest mistletoe Psittacanthus schiedeanus (Loranthaceae) in Central Veracruz, Mexico. American Journal of Botany 89, 95-102.
  • de Buen, LL, Ornelas, JF (2001) Seed dispersal of the mistletoe Psittacanthus schiedeanus by birds in central Veracruz, Mexico. Biotropica 33, 487-494.
  • de Buen, LL, Ornelas, JF (2002) Host compatibility of the cloud forest mistletoe Psittacanthus schiedeanus (Loranthaceae) in central Veracruz, Mexico. American Journal of Botany 89, 95-102.
  • GBIF (2018) Citation GBIF.org (26 May 2018) GBIF Occurrence Download https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.yy1lrj Psittacanthus schiedeanus (Schlecht. & Cham.) G.Don.
  • Kuijt, J (1967) On the structure an dorigin of the seedling of Psittacanthus schiedeanus (Loranthaceae). Canadian Journal of Botany 45, 1497-1506.
  • López-de Buen, L, Ornelas, JF (1999) Frugivorous birds, host selection and the mistletoe Psittacanthus schiedeanus, in central Veracruz, Mexico. Journal of Tropical Ecology 15, 329-340.
  • Ornelas, J, Gándara, E, Vásquez-Aguilar, AA, Ramírez-Barahona, S, Ortiz Rodriguez, A, González, C, Teresa Mejía Saules, M, Ruiz‐Sanchez, E (2016) 'A mistletoe tale: Postglacial invasion of Psittacanthus schiedeanus (Loranthaceae) to Mesoamerican cloud forests revealed by molecular data and species distribution modeling.'
  • Ramírez, MM, Ornelas, JF (2010) Polinización y producción de néctar de Psittacanthus schiedeanus (Loranthaceae) en el centro de Veracruz, México. Boletín de la Sociedad Botánica de México 61-67.
  • Ramírez, MM, Ornelas, JF (2012) Cross-infection experiments of Psittacanthus schiedeanus: Effects of host provenance, gut passage, and host fate on mistletoe seedling survival. Plant disease 96, 780-787.


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