Botany: woody plants; mostly hemi-parasites; mistletoe habit.
Loranthaceae: 63 genera; Actinanthella, Aetanthus, Agelanthus, Alepis, Amyema, Amylotheca, Atkinsonia, Bakerella, Baratranthus, Benthamina, Berhautia, Cecarria, Cladocolea, Cyne, Dactyliophora, Decaisnina, Dendropemon, Dendropthoe, Desmaria, Diplatia, Distrianthes, Elytranthe, Emelianthe, Englerina, Erianthemum, Gaiadendron, Globimetula, Helicanthes, Helixanthera, Ileostylus, Ixocactus, Kingella, Lampas, Lepeostegeres, Lepidaria, Ligaria, Loranthus, Loxanthera, Lysiana, Macrosolen, Moquiniella, Muellerina, Notanthera, Nuytsia, Oliverella, Oncella, Oncocalyx, Oryctanthus, Oryctina, Panamanthus, Papuanthes, Pedistylis, Peraxilla, Phragmanthera, Phthirusa, Plicosepalus, Psittacanthus, Scurrula, Septulina, Socratina, Sogerianthe, Spragueanella, Struthanthus, Tapinanthus, Taxillus, Tetradyas, Thaumasianthes, Tolypanthus, Trilepidea, Tripodanthus, Tristerix, Trithecanthera, Tupeia, Vanwykia.
Misodendraceae: feathery mistletoes; 1 genus, Misodendron; 12 species; hemiparasites on Nothofagus. The twelve are all restricted to South America.
Schoepfiaceae: 1 genus, Schoepfia; formerly in
Olacaceae and
Santalaceae.
TaxonomyLoranthaceae, Misodendraceae and
Schoepfiaceae form a monophyletic clade in the Order of
Santalales the
Apg3 classification.
Viscum album was placed in the
Loranthaceae in the past but now is in its own family
Viscaceae.
In the
Plant theory Loranthaceae, Misodendraceae and
Schoepfiaceae are treated in the same way as in the
Apg3 classification, They are placed in
Subphase 2 in the
Santalales.