Biology:Lepidoceras
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Lepidoceras is a genus of hemiparasitic flowering plants belonging to the family Santalaceae.[1] The genus has two species; Lepidoceras chilense (Molina) Kuijt is endemic to Chile and Lepidoceras peruvianum Kuijt is endemic to Peru.[1]
Lepidoceras chilense is known as quintral del temu in Chile. It parasitizes a variety of trees. The main hosts are Laureliopsis philippiana, Laurelia sempervirens, Temu cruckshanksii, Cryptocarya alba, Myrceugenia exsucca, Amomyrtus meli and Luma apiculata.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Lepidoceras Hook.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:25250-1.
- ↑ Marticorena, Alicia; Alarcón, Diego; Abello, Lucía; Atala, Cristian (2010) (in es). Plantas Trepadoras, Epífitas y Parásitas Nativas de Chile. Guía de campo. Unpublished. doi:10.13140/rg.2.1.5152.0167. http://rgdoi.net/10.13140/RG.2.1.5152.0167.
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