Korthalsella

Korthalsella (korthal mistletoe)^[2] is a genus of flowering plants in the sandalwood family, Santalaceae (sometimes/formerly considered to be in Viscaceae^[3]). It contains about 25 species distributed in Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and some Pacific Islands.^[4]

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Korthalsella

Kaumahana (Korthalsella complanata)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Santalales
Family:	Santalaceae
Genus:	Korthalsella Tiegh.^[1]
Species
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Selected species

Korthalsella arthroclada Cranfield (Australia)^[5]
Korthalsella breviarticulata (Tiegh.) Danser (Australia)^[5]
Korthalsella complanata (v. Tiegh.) Engl. - Kaumahana (Hawaiʻi)^[6]
Korthalsella cylindrica (v. Tiegh.) Engl. - Hawaiʻi korthal mistletoe (Hawaiʻi)^[7]
Korthalsella degeneri Danser - Degener's korthal mistletoe (Island of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi)^[8]
Korthalsella disticha (Endl.) Engl. (Australia)^[5]
Korthalsella emersa Barlow (Australia)^[5]
Korthalsella grayi Barlow (Australia)^[5]
Korthalsella japonica (Thunb.) Engl. (Asia)
Korthalsella latissima (v. Tiegh.) Danser - Kauaʻi korthal mistletoe (Hawaiʻi)^[9]
Korthalsella leucothrix Barlow (Australia)^[5]
Korthalsella papuana Danser (Australia, New Guinea)^[5]
Korthalsella platycaula (v. Tiegh.) Engl. - Poʻowaha (Hawaiʻi)^[10]
Korthalsella remyana v. Tiegh. - Bog korthal mistletoe (Hawaiʻi)^[11]^[12]
Korthalsella rubra (Tiegh.) Endl. (Australia)^[5]
Korthalsella salicornioides (A. Cunn.) Tiegh. (New Zealand)

Jointed mistletoe Korthalsella rubra on Atalaya hemiglauca, just north of Breeza, NSW, Australia, 14 June 2015
Jointed mistletoe Korthalsella rubra on Atalaya hemiglauca, just north of Breeza, NSW, Australia, 14 June 2015
Korthalsella rubra on Wilga, Geijera parviflora, Central NSW, 14 June 2015
Korthalsella rubra on Wilga, Geijera parviflora, Central NSW, 14 June 2015