The Sandelholzartige (Santalales) is an order of the Bedecktsamer (Magnoliophyta). The Sandelholzbaum (Santalum album) supplies utilizable wood and Admit are also the half parasites Misteln (Viscum). A majority of the kinds are half parasites, it supply themselves thus via their plant host with nutrients however have chlorophyl to independent photosynthesis.

Spreading

It occurs world-wide, outside of cold areas. The order is particularly species-rich in the Tropics.

Description

There is holzige plants: mostly bushes, rarely trees; or there is parasitische krautige plants. The sheets are mostly change constant. are not present. The plants are mostly (dizisch), rarely (monzisch). The very small, blooms are zwittrig or eingeschlechtig and are three to (rarely There is mostly three, rarely two, four or five, available. The Fruchtknoten is under constant. Berries, einsamige or are formed.

Systematics

To the order of the Sandelholzartige (Santalales) eight n with approximately 170 kinds and nearly 2500 kinds belongs:

• Balanophoraceae: With 17 kinds and 50 kinds, root parasites, mainly tropical.
• Erythropalaceae: With 13 kinds and 65 kinds, in the Neotropis, Southeast Asia and India.
• Misodendraceae: With only one kind and 11 kinds, in the coolingmoderate southern South America:
  • Myzodendron: There is master parasites at Nothofagus kinds.
• Olacaceae: Arranged into three Unterfamilien with 14 kinds and 103 pantropischen kinds.
• Opiliaceae: With 10 kinds and 72 pantropischen kinds.
• Belt flower plants (Loranthaceae): With 68 kinds and 950 kinds, with world-wide spreading, only few kinds in the moderate widths.
• (Santalaceae): 44 kinds and 990 kinds, with world-wide spreading.
• Schoepfiaceae: With only one kind and 25 kinds, in the Neotropis and Southeast Asia:
  • Schoepfia.

Pictures

Desert Mistel (Phoradendron californicum):

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