Biology:Scurrula
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Scurrula is a genus of parasitic shrubs in the family Loranthaceae, native to south-east Asia.[1][2]
Description
Vegetative characteristics
Scurrula are parasitic shrubs[1]
Generative characteristics
The inflorescence is a raceme.[3] The glabrous or pubescent fruits[1] are clavate,[3] pyriform, or turbinate.[1]
Taxonomy
It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 with Scurrula parasitica L. as the type species.[4][5]
Species
The Catalogue of Life lists the following species:[2]
- Scurrula aphodastrica
- Scurrula argentea
- Scurrula atropurpurea
- Scurrula buddleioides
- Scurrula chingii
- Scurrula cordifolia
- Scurrula corynitis
- Scurrula didyma
- Scurrula elata
- Scurrula ferruginea
- Scurrula gongshanensis
- Scurrula lepidota
- Scurrula meeboldii
- Scurrula montana
- Scurrula notothixoides
- Scurrula oortiana
- Scurrula parasitica
- Scurrula phoebe-formosanae
- Scurrula pulverulenta
- Scurrula rhopalocarpa
- Scurrula robertsonii
- Scurrula rugulosa
- Scurrula stocksii
- Scurrula tsaii
- Scurrula turbinata
Parasitism
Scurrula has a low host-specificity and can parasitize various plants.[3]
Distribution
The centre of diversity is Java.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 FoC: Scurrula Linnaeus
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Roskov Y.; Kunze T. (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist.". in Didžiulis V.. Species 2000: Reading, UK.. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2014/browse/tree/id/17278383. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Barlow, B. A. (1991). Conspectus of the genera Scurrula L. and Taxillus Tieghem (Loranthaceae) in the Malesian region. Blumea: Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants, 36(1), 63-85.
- ↑ Linné, Carl von, & Salvius, Lars. (1753). Caroli Linnaei ... Species plantarum :exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas... (Vol. 1, p. 110). Impensis Laurentii Salvii. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358129
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