Novelties in Mesoamerican Mistletoes (Loranthaceae and Viscaceae)

Abstract

Five new species of Loranthaceae (Cladocolea primaria, Psittacanthus angustifolius, P. minor, P. pinicola, and Struthanthus subtilis) and seven new species of Viscaceae (Dendrophthora davidsei, D. talamancana, Phoradendron fasciculatum, P. molinae, P. nitens, P. tardispicum, and P. zelayanum) are described from Mesoamerica. The new combination Psittacanthus rhynchanthus (Bentham) Kuijt (including the var. wurdackii (Rizzini) Kuijt) is proposed for what has usually been called P. calyculatus (DC.) G. Don in Mesoamerica. The latter name is now restricted to a different species endemic to Mexico.