Arceuthobium gillii

Arceuthobium gillii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Santalaceae
Genus: Arceuthobium
Species:
A. gillii
Binomial name
Arceuthobium gillii
Hawksw. [es] & Wiens [es]

Arceuthobium gillii, common name "Chihuahua pine dwarf mistletoe," is a parasitic plant found in Arizona, New Mexico, Chihuahua, Sonora and Sinaloa. It is found mostly on the Chihuahua pine, Pinus leiophylla var. chihuahuana.[1][2]

The species was named in honor of Lake Shore Gill, an authority on the genus.[2]

References

  1. ^ Hawksworth, F.G., & D. Wiens. 1993. Viscaceae, Mistletoe Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 27:241-245
  2. ^ a b Hawksworth, Frank G.; Wiens, Delbert (1964). "A New Species of Arceuthobium from Arizona". Brittonia. 16 (1): 54–57. doi:10.2307/2805183. ISSN 0007-196X. Retrieved 27 January 2022.