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Thesium

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Thesium
Thesium alpinum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Santalaceae
Genus: Thesium
L.
Synonyms[1]
  • Linophyllum Ség. (1754)
  • Austroamericium Hendrych (1963)
  • Chrysothesium (Jaub. & Spach) Hendrych (1993 publ. 1994)
  • Frisca Spach (1841)
  • Hagnothesium (DC.) Kuntze (1903)
  • Kunkeliella Stearn (1972)
  • Linosyris Ludw. (1757)
  • Rhinostegia Turcz. (1843)
  • Steinreitera Opiz (1852)
  • Thesidium Sond. (1857)
  • Thesion St.-Lag. (1880)
  • Xerololophus Dulac (1867)

Thesium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Santalaceae. It is particularly well represented in South Africa,[2] where roughly half the species occur.[3] Nickrent and others argue that the genera Austroamericium Hendrych, Chrysothesium (Jaub. & Spach) Hendrych, Kunkeliella Stearn, and Thesidium Sond should be considered as part of this genus.[3]

Species in this genus are parasitic on roots.[3] Fruits of Thesium species are nutlike achenes.[3]

The following species are recognised by The Plant List:[4]

References

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  1. "Thesium L." Plants of the World Online.
  2. J. P. M. Brenan (1979). "Three new species of Thesium (Santalaceae) from South Africa". Kew Bulletin. 33 (3): 395–397. Bibcode:1979KewBu..33..395B. doi:10.2307/4110134. JSTOR 4110134.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Miguel Ángel García; Ladislav Mucina; Daniel L. Nickrent (25 January 2024). "A tough nutlet to crack: Resolving the phylogeny of Thesium (Thesiaceae), the largest genus in Santalales". Taxon. 73 (1): 190–236. doi:10.1002/TAX.13123. ISSN 0040-0262. Wikidata Q134238027.
  4. "Thesium". The Plant List. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
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