Scurrula
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| Scurrula parasitica flower (top) and branch (bottom) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | L. |
| Type species | |
| Scurrula parasitica L.[1][2] | |
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Scurrula is a genus of parasitic shrubs in the family Loranthaceae, native to south-east Asia.[3][4]
Description
Vegetative characteristics
Scurrula are parasitic shrubs[3]
Generative characteristics
The inflorescence is a raceme.[2] The glabrous or pubescent fruits[3] are clavate,[2] pyriform, or turbinate.[3]
Taxonomy
It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 with Scurrula parasitica L. as the type species.[5][1]
Species
The Catalogue of Life lists the following species:[4]
- Scurrula aphodastrica
- Scurrula argentea
- Scurrula atropurpurea
- Scurrula buddleioides
- Scurrula chingii
- Scurrula cordifolia
- Scurrula corynitis
- Scurrula didyma
- Scurrula elata
- Scurrula ferruginea
- Scurrula gongshanensis
- Scurrula lepidota
- Scurrula meeboldii
- Scurrula montana
- Scurrula notothixoides
- Scurrula oortiana
- Scurrula parasitica
- Scurrula phoebe-formosanae
- Scurrula pulverulenta
- Scurrula rhopalocarpa
- Scurrula robertsonii
- Scurrula rugulosa
- Scurrula stocksii
- Scurrula tsaii
- Scurrula turbinata
Parasitism
Scurrula has a low host-specificity and can parasitize various plants.[2]
Distribution
The centre of diversity is Java.[2]
References
- ^ a b Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.). Scurrula L. Tropicos. Retrieved August 3, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/40034230
- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ a b c d FoC: Scurrula Linnaeus
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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