Socratina
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| Socratina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Socratina Balle |
Socratina is genus of three showy mistletoe species in Madagascar. The genus was described by the Belgian botanist Simone Balle in Flora de Madagascar,[1] 1964, and was revised by Martin Callmander and co-workers[2] in 2014. It contains three species.
- Socratina bemarivensis (Lecomte) S.Balle
- Socratina kerauderiana S.Balle
- Socratina phillipsoniana Callm. & Luino
