Biology:Psittacanthus gigas
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Short description: Species of mistletoe
| Psittacanthus gigas | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Psittacanthus |
| Species: | P. gigas
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| Binomial name | |
| Psittacanthus gigas Kuijt
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Psittacanthus gigas is a mistletoe (family Loranthaceae) native to Colombia.[1][2][3] It was discovered in 1984 by Alwyn Gentry. It is most noteworthy for producing the largest leaves of any dicot shrub, with a blade or lamina up to 3.9 feet (120 cm) in length and 12 inches (30 cm) wide.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Psittacanthus gigas Kuijt | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:283936-2.
- ↑ "Psittacanthus gigas Kuijt" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/4004363.
- ↑ Kuijt, Job (2009) (in en). Monograph of Psittacanthus (Loranthaceae). American Society of Plant Taxonomists. ISBN 978-0-912861-86-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=BBImAQAAMAAJ&q=Psittacanthus+gigas.
- ↑ Kuijt, Job (1987). "<not recorded>". Brittonia 39 (4): 454. doi:10.2307/2807328.
- ↑ anonymous. "Psittacanthus gigas". https://mobot.mobot.org/cgi-bin/search_vast7w3till=MOA-03022_01.jpg.
Wikidata ☰ Q18083669 entry
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