Loranthaceae
Struthanthus

Struthanthus phillyreoides (Kunth) G.Don

First published in Gen. Hist. 3: 413 (1834)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Panama to S. Tropical America and Trinidad. It is a hemiparasitic climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Kazandjian, A. (2011). A morphometric analysis of Struthanthus phillyreoides and S. dichotrianthus (Loranthaceae) suggest these represent one single variable species. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 138: 1-15.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Kazandjian, A. (2011). A morphometric analysis of Struthanthus phillyreoides and S. dichotrianthus (Loranthaceae) suggest these represent one single variable species. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 138: 1-15.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1996 Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Simmons, C.; Jacobs-Brouwer, A.; James, V.; Andrew, R. [4671] Guyana Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010384 No
Jan 10, 1950 Fendler, A. [652] Trinidad and Tobago Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010314 No
Jan 10, 1950 Broadway, W.E. [7645] Trinidad and Tobago Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010313 No
Maguire, Bassett; Fanshawe, D.B. [23577] Guyana Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010396 No
Philcox, D.; Kalloo, B. [7214] Trinidad and Tobago Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010324 No
Jenman [7395] Guyana Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010389 No
Amaral, I.L.; Nelson, B.W.; Magnison, W. [1434] Brazil Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010380 No
Jenman [7591] Guyana Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010390 No
Philcox, D.; Wood, D. [7070] Trinidad and Tobago Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010326 No
Forest Dept. of British Guiana [F774] Guyana Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010394 No
Wiles, T.L. [W.23] Trinidad and Tobago Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010320 No
Jenman [5345] Guyana Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010387 No
Smith, A.C. [2261] Guyana Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010391 No
Wiles, T.L. [W.34] Trinidad and Tobago Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010319 No
Smith, A.C. [2232] Guyana Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010393 No
unknown [DPM7] Guyana Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010395 No
Philcox, D.; Wood, D.; Kalloo, B. [7467] Trinidad and Tobago Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010325 No
Wiles, T.L. [W 10] Trinidad and Tobago Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010315 No
Wiles, T.L. [W.31] Trinidad and Tobago Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010318 No
Maas, P.J.M.; Westra, L.Y.Th.; et al. [3753] Guyana Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010385 No
Jenman [6639] Guyana Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010388 No
Fendler, A. [1118] Venezuela Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000644350 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Westra, L.Y.Th.; et al. [3674] Guyana Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010383 No
Philcox, D.; Kalloo, B.; Jurawan, R. [7252] Trinidad and Tobago Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010323 No
Wiles, T.L. [W 27] Trinidad and Tobago Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010317 No
Maas, P.J.M.; Westra, L.Y.Th.; et al. [3735] Guyana Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010381 No
Tate, G.H.H. [49] Guyana Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010392 No
Fendler, A. [1119] Venezuela Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000567895 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maas, P.J.M.; Mennega, E.A.; ter Welle, B.J.H.; Groen, H.J. [5442] Guyana Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010382 No
Jenman [5343] Guyana Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010386 No
Wiles, T.L. [W.29] Trinidad and Tobago Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010322 No
Wiles, T.L. [W.27] Trinidad and Tobago Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010321 No
Wiles, T.L. [W 16] Trinidad and Tobago Struthanthus dichotrianthus K000010316 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0