Bakerella (plant)
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,[1] 1964. In some parts of Madagascar they are an important food source for lemurs.
Bakerella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Santalales |
Family: | Loranthaceae |
Genus: | Bakerella Tiegh. |
References
- Balle, S. (1964) Adansonia, sér. 2, vol. 4
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