Diplatia Tiegh.

Genus

Angiosperms > Santalales > Loranthaceae

Characteristics

Aerial stem-parasitic shrubs, erect to pendulous; epicortical runners absent. Leaves opposite, entire, curvinerved. Inflorescence axillary, a pedunculate head of 2 opposite sessile triads; central bracts of triads enlarged, foliaceous, connate at margins, covering buds during development; lateral bracts small, narrow, caducous. Petals 5, free. Anthers basifixed, immobile, 4-locular.
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Confined to hosts in the Myrtaceae.
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Distribution

Diplatia world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:25200-1
WFO ID wfo-4000011934
COL ID 465H
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Synonyms

Diplatia

Lower taxons

Diplatia alberticii Diplatia furcata Diplatia grandibractea Diplatia tomentosa