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Genus of mistletoes

Bakerella
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Bakerella
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Bakerella is genus of sixteen showy mistletoe species in Madagascar and the Mascarenes. The genus was described by the Belgian botanist Simone Balle in Flora de Madagascar, 1964. In some parts of Madagascar they are an important food source for lemurs.

References

  1. Balle, S. (1964) Adansonia, sÊr. 2, vol. 4
Taxon identifiers
Bakerella


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