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Authority - Martinov | Total Number of genera - 27 |
Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - Angiosperm | Total Number of species - 180 |
Plant forms - Ttrees, lianes, shrubs. | |
World Distribution - Nnative throughout the tropical regions of the world, esp.tropical S. Africa Typical of being in Santales, they are root-parasites. Has timbers in Coula, Heisteria, Olax, Schoepfia. | |
Comments - Usually root-parasites, Some timbers. All are woody plants |