Scurrula

Scurrula
Scurrula parasitica flower (top) and branch (bottom)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Scurrula
L.
Type species
Scurrula parasitica L.
Species

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Scurrula is a genus of parasitic shrubs in the family Loranthaceae, native to south-east Asia.

Description

Vegetative characteristics

Scurrula are parasitic shrubs

Generative characteristics

The inflorescence is a raceme. The glabrous or pubescent fruits are clavate, pyriform, or turbinate.

Taxonomy

It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 with Scurrula parasitica L. as the type species.

Species

The Catalogue of Life lists the following species:

Parasitism

Scurrula has a low host-specificity and can parasitize various plants.

Distribution

The centre of diversity is Java.

References

  1. 1 2 Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.). Scurrula L. Tropicos. Retrieved August 3, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/40034230
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Barlow, B. A. (1991). Conspectus of the genera Scurrula L. and Taxillus Tieghem (Loranthaceae) in the Malesian region. Blumea: Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants, 36(1), 63-85.
  3. 1 2 3 4 FoC: Scurrula Linnaeus
  4. 1 2 Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  5. ↑ Linné, Carl von, & Salvius, Lars. (1753). Caroli Linnaei ... Species plantarum :exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas... (Vol. 1, p. 110). Impensis Laurentii Salvii. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358129