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	Topics Santalales Topic Home Santalales is an orderOrder (biology) In scientific classification used in biology, the order is a rank between class and family, or a taxon at that rank.... of flowering plantFlowering plant The flowering plants are a major group of land plants.... s, with a cosmopolitan distributionCosmopolitan distribution A cosmopolitan distribution is a term applied to a biological category of living things meaning that this category can be ... but heavily concentrated in tropical and subtropical regions. Most have seedSeed A seed is the ripened ovule of gymnosperm or angiosperm plants.... s without a testaTesta Testa is an African, especially Eritrean and Ethiopian, martial art that emphasizes headbutting.... , which is unusual for flowering plants. Many of the members of the order are parasitic plantParasitic plant A parasitic plant is one that derives some or all of its sustenance from another plant.... s, mostly hemi-parasites, able to produce sugars through photosynthesisPhotosynthesis Summary Photosynthesis , generally, is the synthesis of sugar from light, carbon dioxide and water, with oxygen as a waste product.... , but tapping the stems or roots of other plants to obtain water and minerals; some (e.g. ArceuthobiumArceuthobium The genus *Arceuthobium, commonly called Dwarf Mistletoes, are a genus of 46 species of parasitic plants found in N... ) are obligate parasites, have low concentrations of chlorophyllChlorophyll Chlorophyll* is a green photosynthetic pigment found in most plants, algae, and cyanobacteria.... within their shoots (1/5 to 1/10 of that found in their host’s foliage) and derive the majority of their sustenance from the host’s vascular tissues (water, micro- and macro-nutrients, and sucrose). MistletoeFacts About Mistletoe Mistletoe is the common name for various parasitic plants in the order Santalales, belonging to the families Santalaceae, Lo... is the common name for a number of parasitic plants within the order Santalales. The APG II systemAPG II system A modern system of plant taxonomy, the APG II system of plant classification was published in 2003 by the Angiosperm Phyloge... of 2003 (unchanged from the APG systemAPG system A modern system of plant taxonomy, the APG system of plant classification was published in 1998 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny ... of 1998) uses the following circumscription: order Santalales family LoranthaceaeLoranthaceae Loranthaceae is a family of flowering plants, which has been universally recognized by taxonomists.... family MisodendraceaeMisodendraceae Overview Misodendraceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Santalales.... family OlacaceaeOlacaceae Summary Olacaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants.... family OpiliaceaeOpiliaceae Overview Opiliaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants.... family SantalaceaeSantalaceae Santalaceae is a widely distributed family of plants which, like other members of Santalales, are partially parasitic on oth... The indicates that BalanophoraceaeBalanophoraceae *Balanophoraceae* is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants.... should also be included in this order (post APG II). It also indicates that Olacaceae (sensu APG II) is not a good family and should be split. Furthermore, it indicates doubt about Santalaceae. The Cronquist systemCronquist system A system of plant taxonomy, the Cronquist system is a scheme for the classification of flowering plants.... (1981) used the following circumscription: order Santalales family MedusandraceaeMedusandraceae Summary *Medusandraceae* is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants.... family DipentodontaceaeDipentodontaceae *Dipentodontaceae* is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants.... family OlacaceaeOlacaceae Olacaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants.... family OpiliaceaeOpiliaceae Opiliaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants.... family SantalaceaeSantalaceae Santalaceae is a widely distributed family of plants which, like other members of Santalales, are partially parasitic on oth... family MisodendraceaeFacts About Misodendraceae Misodendraceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Santalales.... family LoranthaceaeFacts About Loranthaceae Loranthaceae is a family of flowering plants, which has been universally recognized by taxonomists.... family ViscaceaeViscaceae Viscaceae is a family of flowering plants.... family Eremolepidaceae family BalanophoraceaeBalanophoraceae *Balanophoraceae* is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants.... The families Viscaceae and Eremolepidaceae are included in the family Santalaceae by the APG. The genera Dipentodon (Dipentodontaceae) and Medusandra (family Medusandraceae) are regarded as unplaced by APG II (as is the family Balanophoraceae, now likely to be reincluded; see above). The family Medusandraceae consisted of two genera: Soyauxia and Medusandra. Molecular evidence place the former within the family Peridiscaceae of the order Saxifragales, and the latter within the order Malpighiales close to Passifloraceae-Turneraceae-Malesherbiaceae. The chinese monotypic genus Dipentodon is close to Tapiscia and is proposed to constitute the new order Huerteales with Tapisciaceae and the genus Perrottetia formerly placed in the family Celastraceae.