Loranthus


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Noun1.Loranthus - type genus of the Loranthaceae: 1 species
genus Loranthus
dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
family Loranthaceae, Loranthaceae, mistletoe family - in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria
Loranthus europaeus, mistletoe - shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks
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Ayorinde, "Analyses of Cytotoxic and Genotoxic Potentials of Loranthus micranthus using the Allium cepa Test," Current Research Journal ofBiological Sciences, vol.
Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy Depressed Mitosis and Induced Chromosome Aberration in Onion Root Cells
Nine herbs, namely, Chlorophora excelsa (CE; root), Strophanthus hispidus (SH; root), Picralima nitida (PN; seed), Persia americana (PA; seed), Loranthus micranthus (LM; leaf), Ceiba pentandra (CP; leaf), Synsepalum dulcificum (SD; leaf), Anthocleista djalonensis (AD; leaf), and Anacardium occidentale (AO; leaf) were collected from the field in April, 2016, through traditional healers in Isiala Mbano and Ikwuano LGAs.
Alpha-Amylase Inhibition and Antioxidative Capacity of Some Antidiabetic Plants Used by the Traditional Healers in Southeastern Nigeria
(sub suelda con Contra fracturas Salta (CYC) Loranthus suelda y luxaciones cuneifolius Ruiz.
Etnobotanica medica de grupos criollos de Argentina: reconocimiento, analisis y puesta en valor de los datos presentados por el Gobierno Argentino en la exposicion Universal de Paris de 1889
At first, Van Tieghem (1894) tallied 118 genera which Engler (1897a) synonymised under the genus Loranthus Jacq.
Flora of the State of Paraiba, Brazil: Loranthaceae Juss./Flora do Estado da Paraiba, Brasil: Loranthaceae Juss
Moreover a guava infusion is more effective against low blood sugar levels if the guava tree was the host to a parasite known as African Mistletoe (Loranthus bengwensis L.) [90].
Review on Some Malaysian Traditional Medicinal Plants with Therapeutic Properties
Recently, we have also found lupeol, isolated from the stem bark of Bombax ceiba (Khan et al., 2010) and its congener, dihydoxy lupeol palmitate from Loranthus micranthus to show stimulatory effects on osteoblast differentiation as assessed by ALP assay and determination of osteogenic gene expression.
Osteogenic activity of natural diterpenoids isolated from Cupressus sempervirens fruits in calvarial derived osteoblast cells via differentiation and mineralization
Loraceaanthe Loranthus europaeus Jacq Enum stirp " " Loranthus grewinkii Boisset Buhse Myriophyllaceae Myriophyllum fabmersum L.
Introduction and spread of weed flora in Islamabad Gharb region, and its role in preventing crop production
The more common semi-parasite was the yellow-flowered Phragmanthera capitata (Sprengel) Balle with red corolla tips (synonyms: Loranthus incanus Schumach.
Some observations on the fruit set and incidence of mistletoes on rubber trees in Nigeria

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