Place of Publication
Brittonia 25(1): 39 (1973)
Synonyms
- Loranthus aphyllus Miers ex DC.
- Loranthus cactorum Hook. & Arn.
- Loranthus pumilus Miers ex Schult. f.
- Phrygilanthus aphyllus (Miers ex DC.) Eichler
- Phrygilanthus aphyllus (Miers ex DC.) Eichler f. luteus
Common names
- quintral del quisco (Kuijt (1988a))
References
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Barlow & Weins (1973)
Barlow, B. A. and Weins, D. 1973. The classification of the generic segregates of Phrygilanthus (=Notanthera) of the Loranthaceae Brittonia 25(1):26-39
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Kuijt (1988b)
Kuijt, J. 1988b. Revision of Tristerix (Loranthaceae). Systematic Botany Monographs 19:1-61
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Lucero et al. (2014)
Lucero, F. , Botto-Mahan, C. , Medel, R. and Fontúrbel, F. 2014. New insights on the mistletoe Tristerix aphyllus (Loranthaceae): interaction with diurnal and nocturnal frugivorous species. Gayana. Botánica 71(2): 270-272
Regions
Atacama, Coquimbo, Valparaíso, Metropolitana and Del General Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins
Habitat
Semidesert, Coastal cordillera (semidesert), Mediterranean, Coastal matorral and Mountain matorral & sclerophyllous forest
Distribution and habitat
Desert and Mediterranean areas from southern Atacama to the O'Higgins Region
Habit
Commonly parasitic on Echinopsis chiloensis but it also parasitises other species of cacti including Eulychnia acida