List of Arceuthobium species
Recently the number of species within the Arceuthobium has been reduced from 42 to 26.[1] The structure of the subgenera and sections follows Nickrent et al. (2004) who resolved the phylogeny of the genus using nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences and chloroplast trnT-L-F sequences.
Much of the work in Arceuthobium systematics was undertaken and compiled by Hawksworth and Wiens[2]
Species of Arceuthobium
Subgenus Arceuthobium
Section Arceuthobium
- A. juniperi-procerae Chiovenda (Parasite of Juniperus)[1]
- A. oxycedri (DC) Bieb. (Parasite of Juniperus)[1]
- A. tibetense H.S. Kiu & W. Ren (Parasite of Abies forrestii)[1]
Section Chinense Nickrent
- A. chinense Lecomte
- A. minutissimum J.D: Hooker
- A. sicuanense (H.S. Kiu) D. Hawksw. & Wiens
- A. pini D. Hawksw. & Wiens
Section Azorica
- A. azoricum (Parasite of Juniperus brevifolia)[1]
Subgenus Vaginata
Section Americana Nickrent
- A. abietis-religiosae Hiel
- A. americanum Nutt. Ex Engelm. (Parasite of Pinus banksiana, P. contorta var. latifolia and P. contorta var. murrayana)[1]
- A. verticilliflorum Engelm. (The only species lacking explosive seed dehiscence)[1]
Section Penda Nickrent
- A. guatemalense D. Hawksw. & Wiens (Parasite of Pinus ayacahuite. Also the most endangered Arceuthobium due to extensive logging in Guatemala)[1]
- A. pendens D. Hawksw. & Wiens (Parasite of piñyon pines)[1]
Section Globosa Nickrent
- A. globosum D. Hawksw. & Wiens including: A. globosum subsp. grandicaule D. Hawksw. & Wiens, A. aureum D. Hawksw. & Wiens subsp. aureum, A. aureum subsp. petersonii D. Hawksw. & Wiens
Section Pusilla Nickrent
- A. bicarinatum Urban.
- A. pusillum Peck.
Section Rubra D. Hawksw. & Wiens
- A. gillii D. Hawksw. & Wiens including: A. nigrum D. Hawksw. & Wiens
- A. rubrum D. Hawksw. & Wiens including: A. oaxacanum D. Hawksw. & Wiens
- A. yecorense D. Hawksw. & Wiens
Section Vaginata D. Hawksw. & Wiens
This section has the broadest range of host species, parasitizing 20 species of Pinus.[1]
- A. hondurense D. Hawksw. & Wiens including: A. hawksworthii Wiens & Shaw
- A. strictum D. Hawksw. & Wiens
- A. vaginatum (Willd.) Presl. including: A. vaginatum subsp. cryptopodum (Engelm.) D. Hawksw. & Wiens, A. durangense (Engelm.) D. Hawksw. & Wiens
Section Minuta D. Hawksw. & Wiens
- A. divaricatum Engelm. (Parasite of piñyon pines)[1]
- A. douglasii Engelm. (Parasite of Pseudotsuga menziesii, occasionally Abies grandis and Picea engelmannii)[2]
Section Campylopoda D. Hawksw. & Wiens
- A. blumeri A. Nelson
- A. campylopodum Engelm. including: A. abietinum D. Hawksw. & Wiens, A. apachecum D. Hawksw. & Wiens, A. californicum D. Hawksw. & Wiens, A. cyanocarpum (A. Nelson ex Rydberg) Coulter & Nelson, A. laricis (Piper) St. John, A. littorum D. Hawksw., Wiens & Nickrent, A. microcarpum (Engelm.) Hawksworth & Wiens, A. monticola D. Hawksw., Wiens & Nickrent, A. occidentale Engelm., A. siskiyouense D. Hawksw., Wiens & Nickrent, A. tsugense (Rosendahl) G.N. Jones (Parasite hosts include Larix occidentalis, Tsuga mertensiana, T. heterophylla, Pinus contorta, Abies grandis and Picea engelmannii)[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Nickrent, D.L.; M.A. García; M.P. Martín; R.L. Mathiasen (2004). "A phylogeny of all species of Arceuthobium (Viscaceae) using nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequences". American Journal of Botany. 91 (1): 125–138. doi:10.3732/ajb.91.1.125. PMID 21653369.
- ^ a b c Hawksworth, F.G.; D. Wiens (1995). Dwarf mistletoe: biology, pathology, and systematics. USDA Forest Service.