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Maracanthus, a new genus of Loranthaceae

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A new genus of small-flowered Loranthaceae,Maracanthus, is described from northernmost Colombia and adjacent Venezuela.Maracanthus has indeterminate, spicate inflorescences with decussate, sessile flowers, each bracteolate. It is most closely related toOryctanthus but differs in being functionally dioecious, in having smooth pollen grains, and in lacking the stellate fiber bundles characteristic ofOryctanthus leaves. There are two species,M. chlamydatus (Rizzini) Kuijt (the type species), andM. pedunculatus Kuijt, a new species.

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

    Job Kuijt

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This study was carried out with the financial support of the National Research Council of Canada. I am much obliged to Dr. Karel U. Kramer of the University of Zurich for providing the Latin diagnoses.

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Kuijt, J. Maracanthus, a new genus of Loranthaceae. Brittonia 28, 231–238 (1976). https://doi.org/10.2307/2805832

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