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Elaphanthera

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Elaphanthera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Santalaceae
Genus: Elaphanthera
N.Hallé
Species:
E. baumannii
Binomial name
Elaphanthera baumannii
(Stauffer) N.Hallé

Elaphanthera baumannii is a species of hemiparasitic shrub in the Santalaceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia and the only species of the genus Elaphanthera,[1][2] probably related to Exocarpos.

References

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  1. ^ Hallé, N. (1988) Santalaceae. In Flore de La Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances, edited by P. Morat and H. S. MacKee, 15: 99–152. Paris: Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle.
  2. ^ Morat, P., T. Jaffré, F. Tronchet, J. Munzinger, Y. Pillon, J. M. Veillon, and M. Chalopin (2012). The taxonomic reference base Florical and characteristics of the native vascular flora of New Caledonia. Adansonia 34 (2): 179–221.