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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Loranthaceae (708 words) |
 | The aerial stem-parasites commonly known as mistletoes belong to several families, of which the major ones are Loranthaceae and Viscaceae. |
| This penetrates the host to connect with its sap stream to permit further growth of the seedling; secondary haustoria are sometimes produced on runners spreading over the host-branches, as seen in Plicosepalus and Vanwykia. |
| Two genera, Helixanthera and Taxillus, occur both in Asia and Africa, but the other 21 genera now recognised in Africa, Arabia and Madagascar are all restricted to the region and seem to have undergone most of their radiation there. |
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