Editing Viscaceae

{{short description|Family of flowering plants}}
'''Viscaceae''' is a [[Taxonomy (general)|taxonomic]] [[family (biology)|family]] name of [[flowering plant]]s. In this circumscription, the family includes the several genera of [[mistletoe]]s. This family name is currently being studied and under review as in past decades, several [[list of systems of plant taxonomy|systems of plant taxonomy]] recognized this family, notably the 1981 [[Cronquist system]].
[[File:Ruhland, Bernsdorfer Str. 36, Laubholzmistel auf Apfelbaum, Vorwinter, 02.jpg|thumb|Viscum spp.]]
However, the [[APG II system]] of 2003 does not recognize the family, treating it as a synonym of [[Santalaceae]]. This did not end the taxonomic debate among [[botany|botanists]] and there are many that still think Viscaceae should be an accepted family name. According to the [[APG IV system]], Der and Nickrent (2008) found seven well supported clades in Santalaceae, but relationships between these clades are still poorly understood.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/|title=Angiosperm Phylogeny Website|website=www.mobot.org|access-date=2019-04-12}}</ref> The traditional and cultural uses of species within the Viscaceae merit further attention.<ref name="oneill_rana_2016">{{cite journal |last1=O'Neill |first1=A. R.| last2=Rana | first2= S. K. | date=2019 |title=An ethnobotanical analysis of parasitic plants (Parijibi) in the Nepal Himalaya |journal=Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine |volume=12 |issue=14 |page=14|doi=10.1186/s13002-016-0086-y |pmid=26912113|pmc=4765049|doi-access=free }}</ref>

Clades or genera treated as belonging to the currently debated family name Viscaceae include:
*''[[Arceuthobium]]''
*''[[Dendrophthora]]''
*''[[Ginalloa]]''
*''[[Korthalsella]]''
*''[[Notothixos]]''
*''[[Phoradendron]]''
*''[[Viscum]]''

==References==
{{Commons category|Viscaceae}}
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*[http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/orders/santalalesweb2.htm#Santalales AP-Website: Santalales]

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[[Category:Historically recognized angiosperm families]]