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Dan Nickrent

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Why the PPC?	About the Author of These Pages	Links to Talks & Sites about Parasitic Plants
Terminology of Parasitic Plants	References - General References - Molecular	Translations of Parasitic Plant Literature
Generic Lists - all families	Parasitic Plants as Food !	Parasitic Plants on Stamps !
Click HERE to get a pdf file tabulating the number of genera and species of parasitic plants	Phlogenetic relationship among all parasitic flowering plants	List of genera for which no photos exist

A Unique Trophic Mode

Parasitaxus - a Non-photosynthetic Gymnosperm

Mycoheterotrophs - Angiosperms Feeding via Fungi

The Strange and Wonderful Mycoheterotrophs

Parasites - Angiosperms Feeding via Haustoria 

Laurales

Lauraceae (Cassytha)  The Laurel Family (Love Vine)

Piperales

Hydnoraceae The Hydnora Family

Santalales

Erythropalaceae The Erythropalum Family	Strombosiaceae The Strombosia Family	Coulaceae The Coula Family	Ximeniaceae The Hogplum Family
Aptandraceae The Aptandra Family	Olacaceae The Olax Family	Octoknemaceae The Octoknema Family	Misodendraceae The Feathery Mistletoe Family
Schoepfiaceae The Schoepfia Family	Loranthaceae The Showy Mistletoe Family	Opiliaceae The Opilia Family	Comandraceae The Bastard Toadflax Family
Thesiaceae The Thesium Family	Cervantesiaceae The Cervantesia Family	Nanodeaceae The Nanodea Family	Santalaceae The Sandalwood Family
Amphorogynaceae The Amphorogyne Family	Viscaceae The Mistletoe Family	Balanophoraceae The Balanophora Family	Mystropetalaceae The Mystropetalum Family

Saxifragales

Cynomoriaceae (Cynomorium) The Cynomorium Family

Zygophyllales

Krameriaceae (Krameria) The Krameria Family

Malpighiales

Rafflesiaceae The Rafflesia Family

Malvales

Cytinaceae The Cytinus Family

Cucurbitales

Apodanthaceae The Apodanthes Family

Ericales

Mitrastemonaceae (Mitrastemon) The Mitrastemon Family

Boraginales

Lennoaceae The Lennoa Lineage

Solanales

Convolvulaceae (Cuscuta) The Morning Glory Family (Dodder)

Lamiales

Orobanchaceae The Broomrape Family

Molecular Data

DNA Sequences - Links to Families of Parasitic Plants in NCBI (Taxonomy Browser).

The family names for Santalales have been updated and now correspond to those on Parasitic Plant Connection.

1. Laurales: Lauraceae (Cassytha)

2. Piperales: Hydnoraceae

3. Saxifragales: Cynomoriaceae (Cynomorium)

4. Zygophyllales: Krameriaceae (Krameria)

5. Malpighiales: Rafflesiaceae

6. Cucurbitales: Apodanthaceae

7. Malvales: Cytinaceae

8. Santalales (all taxa HERE):

• Erythropalaceae
• Strombosiaceae
• Coulaceae
• Ximeniaceae
• Aptandraceae
• Octoknemaceae
• Olacaceae
• Schoepfiaceae
• Misodendraceae
• Loranthaceae
• Opiliaceae
• Comandraceae
• Thesiaceae
• Cervantesiaceae
• Nanodeaceae
• Santalaceae
• Amphorogynaceae
• Viscaceae
• Balanophoraceae 
• Mystropetalaceae

9. Ericales: Mitrastemonaceae

10. Solanales: Convolvulaceae (Cuscuta)

11. Lamiales: Orobanchaceae

12. Boraginales: Lennoaceae

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