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)[1] 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]

Subgenus Arceuthobium

Section Arceuthobium

Section Chinense Nickrent

Section Azorica

Subgenus Vaginata

Section Americana Nickrent

Section Penda Nickrent

  • Arceuthobium guatemalense D. Hawksw. & Wiens (Parasite of Pinus ayacahuite. Also the most endangered Arceuthobium due to extensive logging in Guatemala)[1]
  • Arceuthobium pendens D. Hawksw. & Wiens (Parasite of piñyon pines)[1]

Section Globosa Nickrent

  • Arceuthobium 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

Section Rubra D. Hawksw. & Wiens

  • Arceuthobium gillii D. Hawksw. & Wiens including: A. nigrum D. Hawksw. & Wiens
  • Arceuthobium rubrum D. Hawksw. & Wiens including: A. oaxacanum D. Hawksw. & Wiens
  • Arceuthobium yecorense D. Hawksw. & Wiens

Section Vaginata D. Hawksw. & Wiens

This section has the broadest range of host species, parasitizing 20 species of Pinus.[1]

  • Arceuthobium hondurense D. Hawksw. & Wiens including: A. hawksworthii Wiens & Shaw
  • Arceuthobium strictum D. Hawksw. & Wiens
  • Arceuthobium vaginatum (Willd.) Presl. including: A. vaginatum subsp. cryptopodum (Engelm.) D. Hawksw. & Wiens, A. durangense (Engelm.) D. Hawksw. & Wiens

Section Minuta D. Hawksw. & Wiens

Section Campylopoda D. Hawksw. & Wiens

References

  1. 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.
  2. Hawksworth, F.G.; D. Wiens (1995). Dwarf mistletoe: biology, pathology, and systematics. USDA Forest Service.
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