Biology:Loranthella

Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Loranthella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Santalales
Family:	Loranthaceae
Genus:	Loranthella S.Blanco & C.E.Wetzel (2016)
Species:	L. deflersii
Binomial name
Loranthella deflersii (Tiegh.) S.Blanco & C.E.Wetzel (2016)
Synonyms
Odontella Tiegh. (1895), nom. illeg. Loranthella schimperi (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) S.Blanco & C.E.Wetzel (2016), not validly publ. Loranthus schimperi Hochst. ex A.Rich. (1848) Loranthus schimperi var. parviflorus Hutch. & E.A.Bruce (1941) Odontella deflersii Tiegh. (1895) Odontella schimperi (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Tiegh. (1895) Oncocalyx schimperi (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) M.G.Gilbert (1985) Tapinanthus schimperi (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Danser (1933)

Loranthella deflersii is a species of flowering plant in family Loranthaceae. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte native to deserts and dry shrublands of the Arabian Peninsula (Oman, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia) and the Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia). It is the sole species in genus Loranthella.

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