Tupeia Cham. & Schltdl.

Genus

Angiosperms > Santalales > Loranthaceae

Characteristics

Plants monoec. to dioec., occ. polygamous. Fls in cymose panicles with outer tepals obsolete, inner tepals 4-(5), valvate, deciduous; stamens 4, opp. tepals, filaments elongate. Ovary 1-loculed, 1-ovuled; style thick; stigma large, capitate. Fr. viscid. Hemiparasitic shrub, the only known sp. endemic.
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Images

Tupeia unspecified picture

Distribution

Tupeia world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:25369-1
WFO ID wfo-4000039583
COL ID 83R5
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Tupeia

Lower taxons

Tupeia antarctica