Loranthella deflersii is a species of flowering plant in family Loranthaceae. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte native to deserts and dry shrublands of the Arabian Peninsula (Oman, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia) and the Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia).[1] It is the sole species in genus Loranthella.[2]

Loranthella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Loranthella
S.Blanco & C.E.Wetzel (2016)
Species:
L. deflersii
Binomial name
Loranthella deflersii
(Tiegh.) S.Blanco & C.E.Wetzel (2016)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Odontella Tiegh. (1895), nom. illeg.
  • Loranthella schimperi (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) S.Blanco & C.E.Wetzel (2016), not validly publ.
  • Loranthus schimperi Hochst. ex A.Rich. (1848)
  • Loranthus schimperi var. parviflorus Hutch. & E.A.Bruce (1941)
  • Odontella deflersii Tiegh. (1895)
  • Odontella schimperi (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Tiegh. (1895)
  • Oncocalyx schimperi (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) M.G.Gilbert (1985)
  • Tapinanthus schimperi (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Danser (1933)

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