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VOL. 6, ISSUE 3 (2021)
A concise profile of parasitism in angiosperms with special prominence to showy mistletoe family loranthaceae
Authors
Ajithkumar TG, Rameena K Jamal, Lizzy Mathew
Abstract
Parasitism in among organisms especially that found in flowering plants is always a matter of curiosity from ancient period onwards. Phanerogamic parasites belonging to the family Loranthaceae commonly called as showy mistletoes with pantropic in its distribution. In most forests they form a keystone resource with a high impact of biotic community characteristics. Many members of this family are highly useful in various fields of medicine even though they are the most important parasitic plants that can cause morphological, ecological and socio-economic damages. Revision of this family is still under concern for many taxon and total number of genera found also varied according to them. Many plants are yet to be identified from this family and reports of recent discoveries added the species richness of India.
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Pages:596-601
How to cite this article:
Ajithkumar TG, Rameena K Jamal, Lizzy Mathew "A concise profile of parasitism in angiosperms with special prominence to showy mistletoe family loranthaceae ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 3, 2021, Pages 596-601
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